ὕδωρ

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Contents 1 Ancient Greek 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Inflection 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Related terms 1.4.4 References

[edit] Ancient Greek

[edit] Alternative spellings

• οὑδωρ (Boeotian)

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wodr̥ (genitive *wednós (“‘of water’”) < PIE root *wed- (whence also ὕω (hýō), “‘to water, to let rain, to rain’”)). Cognates include Latin unda, Sanskrit उदन् (udán), Hittite 𒉿𒀀𒋫𒅈 (wātar), Old Armenian գետ (get), “‘river’”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍉 (watō), Old Church Slavonic вода (voda) and Old English wæter (English water).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [hʉ́dɔːr]

• (Koine): IPA: [hˈydo̞ːr]

• (Byzantine): IPA: [ˈyðor]

[edit] Noun

ὕδωρ (genitive ὕδατος) n, third declension; (hudōr)

1. water
2. rainwater, rain
3. sweat
4. time (from the waterclocks of Greek legal systems)

[edit] Inflection

[edit] Derived terms

• ὑδάτινος (watery)
• ὑδατολογία (hydatology — science of water)
• ὕδρα (hydra)
• ὑδρατμός (water vapor)
• ὑδραυλικός (hydraulic)
• ὑδρογόνον (hydrogen)
• ὑδρογραφία (hydrography)
• ὑδρολογία (hydrology)
• ὑδροφοβία (hydrophobia)
• ὑδροχόη (water pitcher)

[edit] Related terms

• ὕω

[edit] References

• LSJ
• BDAG

Strong’s concordance number: G5204