hydria

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/ˈhaɪdɹiə/

noun

A three-handled clay or metal vessel used in Greek culture to hold and pour water.

OriginAncient Greek ὑδρία (hudría) ← Proto-Hellenic *údōr ← Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ →
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Meanings

nounhydria (plural hydrias or hydriae or hydriai)

plural hydrias · plural hydriae · plural hydriai

  1. A three-handled clay or metal vessel used in Greek culture to hold and pour water.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekὕδωρ (húdōr)
  5. Ancient Greekὑδρία (hudría)
  6. Englishhydria

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδρία (hudría, “water jar or water container”).

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APA

hydria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydria

MLA

“hydria.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydria. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydria,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydria.

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