Hydra

See also: hydra

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin Hydra, the mythical serpent.

Proper noun

Hydra f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydridae – predatory freshwater cnidarians, thought not to age, the hydras.

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English

A Greek vase depicting the Lernaean Hydra

Etymology

From Latin Hydra, the mythical serpent, originally from Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra), from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (water).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯dɹə/, [ˈhaɪ̯dɹə], [ˈhaɪ̯d͡ʒɹə]

Proper noun

Hydra

  1. (Greek mythology) A mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.
  2. (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.
  3. (astronomy) One of Pluto's moons.

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)

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Czech

Etymology

From hydra, from Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦɪdra]
  • Rhymes: -ɪdra
  • Hyphenation: hyd‧ra

Noun

Hydra f

  1. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Hydra, a mythological serpent with seven heads
    • 1996, Antonín Rükl, “Hydra”, in Souhvězdí, Praha: Aventinum, →ISBN, page 126:
      [] místo každé uťaté hlavy vyrostly Hydře dvě nové.
      [] instead of every cut-off head two new heads grew up to Hydra.
  2. (astronomy) Hydra, a spring constellation of the northern sky
    • 1996, Antonín Rükl, “Hydra”, in Souhvězdí, Praha: Aventinum, →ISBN, page 126:
      Alfa Hydrae – Alphard, 2,0 mag, je nejjasnější hvězda v Hydře.
      Alpha Hydrae – Alphard, 2.0 mag, is the brightest star in the constellation of Hydra.
  3. (astronomy) Hydra, a moon of Pluto [since 2006]
    • 2015 June 12, Petr Lála, “Historická událost: sonda New Horizons zblízka prozkoumá záhadné Pluto”, in Technet.cz:
      Měsíce Hydra, Nix a Styx obíhají ve vzájemné rezonanci, protože za jeden oběh Hydry oběhne Nix právě jeden a půlkrát a Styx dokonce dvakrát.
      The moons Hydra and Styx orbit in mutual resonance, as Nix makes exactly one and half an orbit and Styx even two orbits during one orbit of Hydra.
  4. (geography) Hydra, one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Aegean Sea
    • 1904, “Řecko”, in Ottův slovník naučný, volume XXI, Praha: J. Ottl, page 359:
      Poloostrov Argolský, k němuž přiléhá ostrov Hydra (Hydrea), omezuje záliv Nauplijský []
      The Argolid Penninsula, which the island of Hydra (Hydrea) closely borders with, closes the Argolic Gulf []

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Solar System in in Czech · sluneční soustava (layout · text)
Star Slunce
Planets and dwarf planets Merkur Venuše Země Mars Ceres Jupiter Saturn Uran Neptun Pluto Haumea Makemake Eris
Notable moons Měsíc Phobos/Fobos
Deimos
Ganymed
Callisto
Io
Europa
Titan
Rhea
Iapetus
Dione
Tethys
Enceladus
Mimas
Titania
Oberon
Umbriel
Ariel
Miranda
Triton Charon
Hydra
Nix
Kerberos
Styx
Hiʻiaka
Namaka
Dysnomia

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German

Proper noun

Hydra f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hydra (mythical serpent)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈhy.dra/, [ˈhʏ.dra]

Proper noun

Hydra f (genitive Hydrae); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) The Hydra (mythical serpent)

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɨ.dra/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Hydra f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hydra (mythical serpent)
  2. (astronomy) Hydra (constellation)

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Spanish

Proper noun

Hydra ?

  1. (astronomy) Hydra (constellation)
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