hydraulus
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
hydraulus
- Synonym of water organ
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὕδραυλος (húdraulos, “water organ”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + αὐλός (aulós, “flute”: “pipe”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hyˈdrau̯.lus/, [hʏˈd̪räu̯ɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iˈdrau̯.lus/, [iˈd̪räːu̯lus]
Noun edit
hydraulus m (genitive hydraulī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hydraulus | hydraulī |
| Genitive | hydraulī | hydraulōrum |
| Dative | hydraulō | hydraulīs |
| Accusative | hydraulum | hydraulōs |
| Ablative | hydraulō | hydraulīs |
| Vocative | hydraule | hydraulī |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “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