Hydra

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin Hydra, the mythical serpent. === Proper noun === Hydra f A taxonomic genus within the family Hydridae – hydras, predatory freshwater cnidarians, thought not to age. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Cnidaria – phylum; Medusozoa – subphylum; Hydrozoa – class; Hydroida – order; Hydrida – suborder; Hydridae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Hydra magnipapillata, Hydra oligactis (brown hydra), Hydra viridissima (green hydra), Hydra vulgaris (freshwater hydra) – selected species; for other species see Hydra on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Hydra (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Hydra on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Hydra (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Hydra at World Register of Marine Species == English == === Etymology === From Latin Hydra, the mythical serpent, originally from Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra), from Proto-Indo-European *údreh₂ (“aquatic”). Doublet of otter. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯dɹə/, [ˈhaɪ̯dɹə], [ˈhaɪ̯d͡ʒɹə] === Proper noun === Hydra (Greek mythology) A mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours. (astronomy) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a serpent. It lies just south of the zodiac and contains the star Alphard. (astronomy) One of Pluto's moons. One of the Saronic Islands in the Aegean Sea. (geography) A commune in Algiers Province, Algeria. ==== Synonyms ==== (mythology): Lernaean Hydra; Xiangliu, Xiangyao (Chinese equivalent) (astronomy, moon of Pluto): Pluto II, S/2005 P 1, S/2005 P 1 (Hydra), (134340) Pluto II, (134340) Pluto II Hydra, Pluto II (Hydra) ==== Derived terms ==== hydra Hydrae Hydrian ==== Translations ==== === See also === (moons of Pluto) Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, Hydra === Anagrams === Hardy, hardy == Czech == === Etymology === From hydra, from Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɦɪdra] Rhymes: -ɪdra Hyphenation: Hyd‧ra === Proper noun === Hydra f (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Hydra, a mythological serpent with seven heads (astronomy) Hydra, a spring constellation of the northern sky (astronomy) Hydra, a moon of Pluto [since 2006] Hydra, one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Aegean Sea ==== Declension ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== hydra (serpent) ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === === Further reading === “Hydra”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) Hydra (mytologie) on the Czech Wikipedia.Wikipedia cs Hydra (souhvězdí) on the Czech Wikipedia.Wikipedia cs Hydra (měsíc) on the Czech Wikipedia.Wikipedia cs === Anagrams === drahý dráhy hadry hrady == Finnish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhydrɑ/, [ˈhydrɑ̝] Rhymes: -ydrɑ Syllabification(key): Hyd‧ra Hyphenation(key): Hyd‧ra === Proper noun === Hydra Hydra (mythological serpent) (rare) synonym of Vesikäärme (“constellation Hydra”) (astronomy) Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) Hydra (one of the Saronic Islands, its municipality and its central town) ==== Declension ==== == German == === Etymology === From Latin hydra, from Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhyːdʁa/ === Proper noun === Hydra f (Greek mythology) Hydra (mythical serpent) == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhy.dra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.dra] === Proper noun === Hydra f sg (genitive Hydrae); first declension (Greek mythology) The Hydra (mythical serpent) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → English: Hydra, hydra → French: hydre → German: Hydra → Italian: idra → Portuguese: hidra → Spanish: hidra === References === “Hydra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Hydra”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Hydra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxɘ.dra/ Rhymes: -ɘdra Syllabification: Hy‧dra Homophone: hydra === Proper noun === Hydra f (Greek mythology) Hydra (mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours) (astronomy) Hydra (spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a serpent) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Hydra in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈidɾa/ [ˈi.ð̞ɾa] Rhymes: -idɾa Syllabification: Hy‧dra === Proper noun === Hydra f (astronomy) Hydra (constellation) == Turkish == === Proper noun === Hydra (astronomy) Hydra