clepsidra

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kle.piˈsi.dɾɐ/, /klepˈsi.dɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kle.piˈsi.dɾɐ/, /klepˈsi.dɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /klepˈsi.dɾa/, /kle.piˈsi.dɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /klɨˈpsi.dɾɐ/ [klɨˈpsi.ðɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: clep‧si‧dra

Noun

clepsidra f (plural clepsidras)

1. water clock (device for measuring time)

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klebˈsidɾa/ [kleβ̞ˈsi.ð̞ɾa]
• Rhymes: -idɾa
• Syllabification: clep‧si‧dra

Noun

clepsidra f (plural clepsidras)

1. clepsydra, water clock

   Synonym: reloj de agua

See also

• reloj de sol

Further reading

• “clepsidra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16