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noun · masculinesecond declension

hydraulus

hydraulus m (genitive hydraulī)
Classical[hyˈdrau̯.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[iˈdraːu̯.lus]

Meaning

  1. masculinewater organ

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehydraulushydraulī
genitivehydraulīhydraulōrum
dativehydraulōhydraulīs
accusativehydraulumhydraulōs
ablativehydraulōhydraulīs
vocativehydraulehydraulī

hydraulus, i, m., = ὕδραυλος,
I. a water-organ, Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 43; Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 24.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὕδραυλος (húdraulos, “water organ”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + αὐλός (aulós, “flute”: “pipe”).

In English words that came into English from hydraulus

  • hydraulushydraulus

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesHydraulusHydraulus (ὕδραυλος), a water-organ. According to Athenaeus (iv. p. 174 c; cf. Plin. Nat. 7.125), it was the invention of Ctesibius of Alexandria [CTE…

Quick answers

What does hydraulus mean in Latin?
hydraulus, a noun, means “water organ”.
What is the genitive of hydraulus?
The genitive singular is hydraulī. hydraulus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce hydraulus?
In classical Latin, [hyˈdrau̯.ɫʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iˈdraːu̯.lus].