ὕδωρ

See also: ύδωρ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (genitive *wednós (of water), with ω (ō) from the plural), from the root *wed- (whence also ὕω (húō, to water, to let rain, to rain)). Cognates include Latin unda, Sanskrit उदन् (udán), Hittite 𒉿𒀀𒋻 (wa-a-tar /wātar/), Old Armenian գետ (get, river), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍉 (watō), Old Church Slavonic вода (voda) and Old English wæter (English water).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ῠ̔́δωρ (húdōr) n (genitive ῠ̔́δᾰτος); third declension

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

Usage notes

The first upsilon is sometimes lengthened in poetry:

  • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.110:
    οἱ μὲν ἄρ' οἶνον ἔμισγον ἐνὶ κρητῆρσι καὶ ῡ̔́δωρ,
    hoi mèn ár' oînon émisgon enì krētêrsi kaì hū́dōr,
    some were mixing wine and water in mixing bowls,
  • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 4.216:
    ὣς ἔφατ', Ἀσφαλίων δ' ἄρ ῠ̔́δωρ ἐπὶ χεῖρας ἔχευεν,
    hṑs éphat', Asphalíōn d' ár húdōr epì kheîras ékheuen,
    So [Menelaus] said, and Asphalion poured water on their hands,

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κλεψύδρα (klepsúdra)
  • ὑδάτινος (hudátinos) (watery)
  • ὑδατολογία (hudatología) (hydatology science of water)
  • ὕδρα (húdra) (hydra)
  • ὑδράργυρος (hudrárguros)
  • ὑδρατμός (hudratmós) (water vapor)
  • ὑδραυλικός (hudraulikós) (hydraulic)
  • ὕδραυλος (húdraulos)
  • ὑδρο- (hudro-)
  • ὑδρογόνον (hudrogónon) (hydrogen)
  • ὑδρογραφία (hudrographía) (hydrography)
  • ὑδρολογία (hudrología) (hydrology)
  • ὑδροφοβία (hudrophobía) (hydrophobia)
  • ὑδροχόη (hudrokhóē) (water pitcher)

Descendants

References

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