prefix
Meaning 1
water
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aqua-
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hydro-
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈhaɪ.dɹoʊ/
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General-American: [ˈhaɪ.dɹoʊ]
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General-American, sometimes: [ˈhaɪ.d͡ʒɹoʊ]
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Meaning 2
liquid
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Meaning 3
hydrogen
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Meaning 4
a hydrous compound
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Meaning 5
Hydrozoa
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. English hydro- From Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Asturian: hidro- — pertaining to water
- Catalan: hidro- — pertaining to water
- Czech: hydro- — pertaining to water
- Czech: vodo- — pertaining to water
- Danish: hydro- — pertaining to water
- Finnish: hydro- — pertaining to water
- French: hydro- — pertaining to water
- Galician: hidro- — pertaining to water
- Georgian: ჰიდრო- (hidro-) — pertaining to water
- Georgian: წყალ- (c̣q̇al-) — pertaining to water
- German: hydro- — pertaining to water
- German: wasser- — pertaining to water
- Greek: υδρο- (ydro-) — pertaining to water
- Hindi: जल- (jal-) — pertaining to water
- Hindi: उद- (ud-) — pertaining to water
- Italian: idro- — pertaining to water
- Polish: hydro- — pertaining to water
- Portuguese: hidro- — pertaining to water
- Russian: гидро- (gidro-) — pertaining to water
- Russian: водо- (vodo-) — pertaining to water
- Spanish: hidro- — pertaining to water