LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

hydrōps

hydrōps m (genitive hydrōpis)
Classical[ˈhy.droːps]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.drops]

Meaning

  1. dropsy

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehydrōpshydrōpēs
genitivehydrōpishydrōpum
dativehydrōpīhydrōpibus
accusativehydrōpemhydrōpēs
ablativehydrōpehydrōpibus
vocativehydrōpshydrōpēs

hydrops, ōpis, m., = ὕδρωψ,
I. the dropsy, Cels. 3, 21; Hor. C. 2, 2, 13; Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 8, 96 sqq.—Plur.: hydrōpes, um, the several kinds of dropsy, Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 8, 98.

Origins

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

Ancient Greek ῠ̔́δρωψ (hŭ́drōps)bor. Latin hydrōps From Ancient Greek ὕδρωψ (húdrōps, “dropsy”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).

Descendants
  • Frenchhydropisiefrom Late Latin hydropisia
  • Englishdropsyfrom Late Latin hydropisia
  • Englishhydropsyfrom Late Latin hydropisia
  • Spanishhidropesíafrom Late Latin hydropisia
  • Englishhydrops

Quick answers

What does hydrōps mean in Latin?
hydrōps, a noun, means “dropsy”.
What is the genitive of hydrōps?
The genitive singular is hydrōpis. hydrōps is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce hydrōps?
In classical Latin, [ˈhy.droːps]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiː.drops].
Where does hydrōps come from?
Proto-Indo-European *wed- → Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ → Proto-Hellenic *údōr → Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) → Latin hydrōps.