hiedra

Spanish

Alternative forms

• yedra

Etymology

Inherited from Latin hedera, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to seize, grasp, take”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈʝedɾa/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.ð̞ɾa]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʝedɾa/ [ˈɟ͡ʝe.ð̞ɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈjedɾa/ [ˈje.ð̞ɾa]

• Rhymes: -edɾa
• Syllabification: hie‧dra

Noun

hiedra f (plural hiedras)

1. ivy

Derived terms

• hiedra terrestre
• hiedra venenosa

 

Further reading

• “hiedra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014