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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδραγωγία (hudragōgía)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hydragōgia f (genitive hydragōgiae); first declension

  1. aqueduct, canal
    • 116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, Saturae Menippeae 290.1:
      sēnsūs portae, vēnae hydragōgiae, clovāca intestīnī
      the senses are gates, the veins aqueducts, the intestines the sewer

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hydragōgia hydragōgiae
Genitive hydragōgiae hydragōgiārum
Dative hydragōgiae hydragōgiīs
Accusative hydragōgiam hydragōgiās
Ablative hydragōgiā hydragōgiīs
Vocative hydragōgia hydragōgiae

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