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hydropower

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

hydroelectric power

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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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- Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Indo-European *h1es- Proto-Indo-European *h1ésti Proto-Indo-European *bhuH- Proto-Indo-European *bhúHt Proto-Italic *som Proto-Italic *possom Latin posseder. Vulgar Latin potēre Old French pooir Anglo-Norman poerbor. Middle English power English power English hydropower From hydro- + power.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 水力發電 /水力发电 (shuǐlì fādiàn) — hydroelectric power
  • Dutch: waterkracht — hydroelectric power
  • Dutch: hydro-energie — hydroelectric power
  • Finnish: vesivoima — hydroelectric power
  • Georgian: ჰიდროელექტრული ძალა (hidroelekṭruli ʒala) — hydroelectric power
  • Georgian: ჰიდროელექტრობა (hidroelekṭroba) — hydroelectric power
  • Georgian: ჰიდროენერგია (hidroenergia) — hydroelectric power
  • German: Wasserkraft — hydroelectric power
  • German: Hydroenergie — hydroelectric power
  • Irish: hidreachumhacht — hydroelectric power
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vannkraft — hydroelectric power
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vasskraft — hydroelectric power
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vasskraft — hydroelectric power
  • Polish: energia wodna — hydroelectric power
  • Portuguese: energia hidroelétrica — hydroelectric power
  • Russian: гидроэнерге́тика (gidroɛnɛrgétika) — hydroelectric power
  • Spanish: hidroenergía — hydroelectric power
  • Spanish: energía hidráulica — hydroelectric power
  • Spanish: energía hídrica — hydroelectric power
  • Swedish: vattenkraft — hydroelectric power
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