clepsydre

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clepsydra, from Ancient Greek κλεψύδρα (klepsúdra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɛp.sidʁ/

Noun

clepsydre f (plural clepsydres)

1. water clock, clepsydra

Further reading

• “clepsydre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.