Etymology

hydriad

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Today it means: A water nymph. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὑδριάς
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromὑδριάς
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromὑδριάς
  3. English todayhydriad

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδριάς (νύμφη) (hudriás (númphē), “(nymph) of the water”).

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