ὕδωρ

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[edit] Ancient Greek

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[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).

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  • (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)

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Strong’s concordance number: G5204