clessidra

Italian

Etymology

From Latin clepsydra (“water clock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klesˈsi.dra/
• Rhymes: -idra
• Hyphenation: cles‧sì‧dra

Noun

clessidra f (plural clessidre)

1. hourglass
2. water clock, clepsydra

Further reading

• “clessidra”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026