LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

hydrophobia

hydrophobia f (genitive hydrophobiae)
Classical[hy.drɔˈpʰɔ.bi.a]Ecclesiastical[i.droˈfɔː.bi.a]

Meaning

  1. femininehydrophobia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehydrophobiahydrophobiae
genitivehydrophobiaehydrophobiārum
dativehydrophobiaehydrophobiīs
accusativehydrophobiamhydrophobiās
ablativehydrophobiāhydrophobiīs
vocativehydrophobiahydrophobiae

hydrŏphŏbĭa, ae, f., = ὑδροφοβία,
I. dread of water, hydrophobia, Cael. Aur. Acut. 3, 9, 98 sq. (in Cels. 5, 27, 2, written as Greek; and in Ov. P. 1, 3, 23, designated by formidatae aquae).

Origins

From Ancient Greek ὑδροφοβία (hudrophobía).

Descendants
  • Catalanhidrofòbia
  • Englishhydrophobia
  • Portuguesehidrofobia
  • Spanishhidrofobia
  • Hungarianhidrofóbia
  • Irishhidreafóibe

In English words that came into English from hydrophobia

  • hydrophobiahydrophobia

Quick answers

What does hydrophobia mean in Latin?
hydrophobia, a noun, means “hydrophobia”.
What is the genitive of hydrophobia?
The genitive singular is hydrophobiae. hydrophobia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce hydrophobia?
In classical Latin, [hy.drɔˈpʰɔ.bi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [i.droˈfɔː.bi.a].