LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

hydria

hydria f (genitive hydriae)
Classical[ˈhy.dri.a]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.dri.a]

Meaning

  1. femininejug, ewer, urn

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehydriahydriae
genitivehydriaehydriārum
dativehydriaehydriīs
accusativehydriamhydriās
ablativehydriāhydriīs
vocativehydriahydriae

hydrĭa, ae, f., = ὑδρία (a water-pot; hence, in gen.),
I. a jug, ewer, urn: argenteae, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 47: in hydriam sortes conicere, id. ib. 2, 2, 51, § 127: farris, Sulp. Sever. Hist. Sacr. 1, 43. Of the cinerary urns in tombs, Inscr. Orell. 4546 sq.—
II. Hydria, a comedy of Menander, Quint. 11, 3, 91.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesHydriaHydria (ὑδρία) is a generic term for any water-jar or water-pot, but specifically applied to a form of vessel more or less nearly resembling the AMPHO…

Quick answers

What does hydria mean in Latin?
hydria, a noun, means “jug, ewer, urn”.
What is the genitive of hydria?
The genitive singular is hydriae. hydria is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce hydria?
In classical Latin, [ˈhy.dri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiː.dri.a].