LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

hydrocēlē

hydrocēlē f (genitive hydrocēlēs)
Classical[hy.drɔˈkeː.ɫeː]Ecclesiastical[i.droˈt͡ʃɛː.le]

Meaning

  1. New Latinhydrocele

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehydrocēlēhydrocēlae
genitivehydrocēlēshydrocēlārum
dativehydrocēlaehydrocēlīs
accusativehydrocēlēnhydrocēlās
ablativehydrocēlēhydrocēlīs
vocativehydrocēlēhydrocēlae

hydrŏcēlē, ēs, f., = ὑδροκήλη,
I. a watery rupture, hydrocele, Mart. 12, 84, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ(hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greek ὑδρο-(hudro-)
  6. Latinhydrocēlē

Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ewl-der. Proto-Indo-European *kh₂u-l-eh₂ Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē) Ancient Greek ὑδροκήλη (hudrokḗlē)bor. Latin hydrocēlē Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑδροκήλη (hudrokḗlē).

Descendants
  • Englishhydrocele

In English words that came into English from hydrocēlē

  • hydrocelehydrocēlē

Quick answers

What does hydrocēlē mean in Latin?
hydrocēlē, a noun, means “hydrocele”.
What is the genitive of hydrocēlē?
The genitive singular is hydrocēlēs. hydrocēlē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce hydrocēlē?
In classical Latin, [hy.drɔˈkeː.ɫeː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.droˈt͡ʃɛː.le].
Where does hydrocēlē come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wed- → Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ → Proto-Hellenic *údōr → Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) → Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-) → Latin hydrocēlē.