hydraulus

English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

hydraulus

  1. Synonym of water organ

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ὕδραυλος (húdraulos, water organ), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, water) + αὐλός (aulós, flute”: “pipe).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /hyˈdrau̯.lus/, [hʏˈdrau̯.ɫʊs]

Noun

hydraulus m (genitive hydraulī); second declension

  1. (music) water organ

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hydraulus hydraulī
Genitive hydraulī hydraulōrum
Dative hydraulō hydraulīs
Accusative hydraulum hydraulōs
Ablative hydraulō hydraulīs
Vocative hydraule hydraulī

Derived terms

  • hydraulārius

References

  • hydraulus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • hydraulus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hydraulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • hydraulus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hydraulus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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