LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

hydrus

hydrus m (genitive hydrī)
Classical[ˈhy.drʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.drus]

Meaning

  1. masculineA water-snake
  2. masculineA serpent in the hair of Medusa

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehydrushydrī
genitivehydrīhydrōrum
dativehydrōhydrīs
accusativehydrumhydrōs
ablativehydrōhydrīs
vocativehydrehydrī

hydrus or -os, i, m., = ὕδρος,
I. a water-serpent, serpent (cf.: chelydrus, chersydrus, anguis, serpens).
I. Lit., Plin. 29, 4, 22, § 72; Verg. G. 4, 458; id. A. 7, 753; Ov. M. 13, 804: marini, Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 98. In the hair of the Furies, of Medusa, etc., Verg. A. 7, 447; Val. Fl. 2, 195; Ov. M. 4, 800; hence poet. transf.: nam si Vergilio puer et tolerabile desit Hospitium, caderent omnes a crinibus hydri, i. e. all his poetic fire would have come to naught (referring to his description of the Furies, A. 7, 415 and 447), Juv. 7, 70.—
II. Transf.
A. The poison of a serpent, Sil. 1, 322.—
B. Hydros, i, the constellation of the Waterserpent, called also Anguis and Hydra, German. Arat. 429.
Hydrūs, untis, f., = Ὑδροῦς,
I. a city of Calabria, under a mountain of the same name, now Otranto, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 101; Cic. Fam. 16, 9, 2; id. Att. 15, 21, 3; 16, 5, 3; Mel. 2, 4, 7.—In masc., avius Hydrus, of the city and mountain, Luc. 5, 375.—The city is also called Hydruntum, i, n., Liv. 36, 21, 5; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 100.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὕδρος (húdros).

Descendants
  • EnglishHydrus

Quick answers

What does hydrus mean in Latin?
hydrus, a noun, means “A water-snake; A serpent in the hair of Medusa”.
What is the genitive of hydrus?
The genitive singular is hydrī. hydrus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce hydrus?
In classical Latin, [ˈhy.drʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiː.drus].