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hydria

/ˈhaɪdɹiə/

hydria noun: a three-handled clay or metal vessel used in Greek culture to hold and pour water.

Noun

hydria (plural hydrias or hydriae or hydriai)

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

Forms of hydria

pluralhydrias
pluralhydriae
pluralhydriai

Origin of hydria

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδρία (hudría, “water jar or water container”).

Questions about hydria

What does hydria mean?
Hydria means a three-handled clay or metal vessel used in Greek culture to hold and pour water.
What part of speech is hydria?
Hydria is a noun.
How do you pronounce hydria?
Hydria is pronounced /ˈhaɪdɹiə/.
What is the plural of hydria?
The plural of hydria is hydrias.

Words near hydria in the dictionary

  1. hydremias
  2. hydremic
  3. hydrencephalocele
  4. hydrencephaloceles
  5. hydrencephaloid
  6. hydria
  7. hydriad
  8. hydriads
  9. hydriae
  10. hydriai
  11. Hydrian

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