hydraulus
English
Etymology
Latin
Noun
hydraulus
- Synonym of water organ
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ὕδραυλος (húdraulos, “water organ”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + αὐλός (aulós, “flute”: “pipe”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hyˈdrau̯.lus/, [hʏˈdrau̯.ɫʊs]
Noun
hydraulus m (genitive hydraulī); second declension
- (music) water organ
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hydraulus | hydraulī |
| Genitive | hydraulī | hydraulōrum |
| Dative | hydraulō | hydraulīs |
| Accusative | hydraulum | hydraulōs |
| Ablative | hydraulō | hydraulīs |
| Vocative | hydraule | hydraulī |
Derived terms
- hydraulārius
References
- 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