LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Hydrēla

Hydrēla f sg (genitive Hydrēlae)
Classical[hyˈdreː.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[iˈdrɛː.la]

Meaning

  1. a town in Caria situated near Cibyra

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHydrēla—
genitiveHydrēlae—
dativeHydrēlae—
accusativeHydrēlam—
ablativeHydrēlā—
vocativeHydrēla—
locativeHydrēlae—

Hydrēla, ae, f.,
I. a city of Caria, Liv. 37, 56, 3.—
II. Deriv.
A. Hydrēlā-tānus, a, um, adj., of Hydrela: ager, Liv. 37, 56, 3.—
B. Hydrēlītae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Hydrela, Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 105.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕδρηλα (Húdrēla).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyHydrelaHydrela (Ὕδρηλα), a town in Caria, said to have been founded by Hydrelus, one of three brothers who emigrated from Sparta. (Strab. xiv. p.650; Steph. …

Quick answers

What does Hydrēla mean in Latin?
Hydrēla, a proper noun, means “a town in Caria situated near Cibyra”.
What is the genitive of Hydrēla?
The genitive singular is Hydrēlae. Hydrēla is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Hydrēla?
In classical Latin, [hyˈdreː.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iˈdrɛː.la].