Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydria

/ˈhaɪdɹiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: hy-dria
IPA: /ˈhaɪdɹiə/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A three-handled clay or metal vessel used in Greek culture to hold and pour water.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek ὑδρία (hudría)bor. English hydria Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδρία (hudría, “water jar or water container”).

Inflected Forms

hydrias (plural) hydriae (plural) hydriai (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hydria?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪdɹiə/.
What does hydria mean?: A three-handled clay or metal vessel used in Greek culture to hold and pour water.
Where does hydria come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek ὑδρία (hudría)bor. English hydria Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδρία (hudría, “water jar or water container”).

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