Hydra en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhaɪ̯dɹə/ (UK, US)
- [ˈhaɪ̯d͡ʒɹə] (UK, US)
- (US) audio
- [ˈhaɪ̯dɹə] (UK, US)
Etymology
From Latin Hydra, the mythical serpent, originally from Ancient Greek ὕδρα (húdra), from Proto-Indo-European *údreh₂ (“aquatic”). Doublet of otter.
Meanings
- (Greek) A mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.
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A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a serpent. It lies just south of the zodiac and contains the star Alphard.
At night I lie dry-eyed on my little bed and turn my head to and fro to catch sight of one little star by one little star along the tail of Hydra, and think you are alive, you survive. Is this not what you wanted?
2021, A. K. Blakemore, The Manningtree Witches, Granta Books, page 232:
- One of Pluto's moons.
- One of the Saronic Islands in the Aegean Sea.
- A commune in Algiers Province, Algeria.
Deriveds
Hydrian · hydra · Hydrid · Hydriot · Hydrae
Synonyms
Pluto II (moon of Pluto) · Lernaean Hydra · 2005 P 1 (moon of Pluto) · Pluto II (moon of Pluto) · 2005 P 1 (moon of Pluto) · S (moon of Pluto) · S (moon of Pluto) · Pluto II Hydra (moon of Pluto) · Xiangyao · Xiangliu
Translations (98)
eo Hidro (constellation) · fr Hydre (one of Pluto's moons) · el Ύδρα (one of Pluto's moons) · fa هیدرا (one of Pluto's moons) · pt Hidra de Lerna (mythical serpent) · la hydra (mythical serpent) · el Ύδρα (constellation) · cs Hydra (constellation) · ro Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · fr Hydre (constellation) · da Hydra (mythical serpent) · hu Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · sl Hidra (one of Pluto's moons) · da Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · mr हायड्रा (one of Pluto's moons) · lt Hidra (one of Pluto's moons) · br Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · de Wasserschlange (constellation) · la Anguis (constellation) · gl Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · fr Hydre de Lerne (mythical serpent) · ja うみへび座 (constellation) · ca Hidra (one of Pluto's moons) · fr Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · ga Hydra (mythical serpent) · la Hydra (constellation) · ru Ги́дра (one of Pluto's moons) · cs Hydra (mythical serpent) · cmn 海德拉 (mythical serpent) · ko 바다뱀자리 (constellation) · it Idra di Lerna (mythical serpent) · tr Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · sq kuçedër (mythical serpent) · gl Hidra (mythical serpent) · el Λερναία Ύδρα (mythical serpent) · sk Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · nn Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · te హైడ్రా (mythical serpent) · be Гідра (one of Pluto's moons) · ms Ular (constellation) · fi Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · it Idra (constellation) · ja ヒドラ (one of Pluto's moons) · cmn 長蛇座 /长蛇座 (constellation) · ru Ги́дра (constellation) · ga Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · kk Гидра (one of Pluto's moons) · es Hidra (one of Pluto's moons) · ja ヒュドラー (mythical serpent) · bg Хидра (one of Pluto's moons) · mr हायड्रा (mythical serpent) · pl Hydra (constellation) · de Hydra (mythical serpent) · cs souhvězdí Hydry (constellation) · cmn 許德拉 /许德拉 (mythical serpent) · eo hidro (mythical serpent) · iu ᐦᐄᑦᕋ (mythical serpent) · ru Лерне́йская ги́дра (mythical serpent) · ar هِيدْرَا (one of Pluto's moons) · pt Hidra (constellation) · gv Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · grc Ὕδρα (constellation) · pl Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · nb Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · fi Hydra (mythical serpent) · nds Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · it Idra (one of Pluto's moons) · cmn 九頭蛇 /九头蛇 (mythical serpent) · pt Hidra (one of Pluto's moons) · eo Hidro (one of Pluto's moons) · la Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · io S/2005 P 1 (one of Pluto's moons) · grc ὕδρα (mythical serpent) · hi हाएड्रा (one of Pluto's moons) · nl Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · ja 海蛇座 (constellation) · uk Гі́дра (one of Pluto's moons) · cs Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · ko 히드라 (one of Pluto's moons) · pt Hidra (mythical serpent) · gl Hidra Femia (constellation) · cmn 冥衛三 /冥卫三 (one of Pluto's moons) · es Hydra (constellation) · sh Hidra (one of Pluto's moons) · war Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · ga an Phéist Uisce (constellation) · pl Hydra (mythical serpent) · ar حَيَّة الْمِيَاه (constellation) · de Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · sq lubi (mythical serpent) · fi Vesikäärme (constellation) · kk Гидра (constellation) · cy Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · kl Hydra (mythical serpent) · vi Hydra (one of Pluto's moons) · es Hidra de Lerna (mythical serpent) · hy Հիդրա (one of Pluto's moons) · sq shkërbadër (mythical serpent)