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Meaning of "hydria" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HYDRIA

From Latin, from Greek hudria, from hudōr water.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HYDRIA

hydria  [ˈhaɪdrɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HYDRIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hydria is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HYDRIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hydria

Hydria

A hydria is a type of Greek pottery used for carrying water. The hydria has three handles. Two horizontal handles on either side of the body of the pot were used for lifting and carrying the pot. The third handle, a vertical one, located in the center of the other two handles, was used when pouring water. This water vessel can be found in both red- and black-figure technique. They often depicted scenes of Greek mythology that reflected moral and social obligations. Bronze hydria from Thera, ca 1700 BC. Museum of Prehistoric Thira By the mid-5th century BC, Greek artisans were also creating hydria from bronze, some of which were elaborately decorated with finely detailed figures. A 6th-century example is in the Historisches Museum, Berne. Such vessels were also known from the Minoan times.

Definition of hydria in the English dictionary

The definition of hydria in the dictionary is a large water jar.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HYDRIA


achlorhydria
ˌeɪklɔːˈhaɪdrɪə
Alexandria
ˌælɪɡˈzændrɪə
calandria
kəˈlændrɪə
clinandria
klɪˈnændrɪə
cyberchondria
ˌsaɪbəˈkɒndrɪə
drear
drɪə
hypochondria
ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndrɪə
mitochondria
ˌmaɪtəʊˈkɒndrɪə
perichondria
ˌpɛrɪˈkɒndrɪə
synandria
sɪˈnændrɪə
tawdrier
ˈtɔːdrɪə
zoodendria
ˌzəʊəˈdendrɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HYDRIA

hydraulic suspension
hydraulically
hydraulicked
hydraulicking
hydraulics
hydrazide
hydrazine
hydrazoic
hydrazoic acid
Hydri
hydric
hydrically
hydride
hydrilla
hydriodic acid
hydro
hydroacoustics
hydrobiological
hydrobiologist
hydrobiology

WORDS THAT END LIKE HYDRIA

Alessandria
Algeria
aria
Austria
bacteria
Bulgaria
Calabria
Clement of Alexandria
criteria
Cyril of Alexandria
feria
gloria
Liberia
maria
Nigeria
Pappus of Alexandria
pizzeria
Syria
the Santa Maria
victoria

Synonyms and antonyms of hydria in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hydria» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HYDRIA

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The translations of hydria from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hydria» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hydria
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hidria
570 millions of speakers

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hydria
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Hydria
380 millions of speakers
ar

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hydria
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гидрия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hydria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hydria
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hydrie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hidria
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hydria
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヒュドリア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hydria
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hydria
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

hydria
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உருவ ஹெட்ரியாவில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हायड्रिआ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hydria
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hydria
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hydria
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гідрія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hydria
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

υδρία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hydria
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Hydria
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

hydria
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hydria

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HYDRIA»

The term «hydria» is normally little used and occupies the 112.123 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HYDRIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hydria

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYDRIA»

Discover the use of hydria in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hydria and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Greek Painted Pottery
The commoner, a neck—amphora, is called simply loutrophoros; the other is the loutrophoros—hydria. A steady series of loutrophoroi continue from the late sixth century, when the special form is first distinctly recognized, until the later fourth ...
R M Cook **Decd**, R. M. Cook, 2013
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The Development of Attic Black-figure
See p. 71. Oxford 208: neck-amphora by the Lysippides Painter. See p. 71. London B 21 1: neck-amphora by the Lysippides Painter (his namepiece). See p. 71. London B 302: hydria in the manner of the Lysippides Painter. See pp. 71— 72.
John Davidson Beazley, 1951
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I santuari urbani: Figure e tavole
Chapter IV NEWCOMERS IN THE FIELD Additional evidence offered by some unknown and known comparanda A BRONZE HYDRIA FROM PYDNA (Figs. 63- 66) This is one of the most important gains in recent years in the field of archaic ...
C. M. Stibbe, 2000
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Figures of Speech: Men and Maidens in Ancient Greece
Men and Maidens in Ancient Greece Gloria Ferrari. MUNICH, Staatliche Antikensammlungen 6452, hydria. Kleophon Painter. ARV2 1147, 62; Paralipomena 456. X. MYKONOS, Archaeological Museum, hydria. Manner of the Florence Painter.
Gloria Ferrari, 2002
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Alessandria e il mondo ellenistico-romano: studi in onore di ...
Benachi (da Guerrini). 2 Hydria. Atene, Museo Nazionale Archeologico, inv. 2558 (da Guerrini). 3 Hydria. Atene, Museo Nazionale Archeologico, inv. 2570 (da Guerrini). 4 Hydria. Atene, Museo Nazionale Archeologico, inv. 2571 (da Guerrini ).
Nicola Bonacasa, Antonino Di Vita, 1992
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Greek Vase-Painting and the Origins of Visual Humour
overflowing hydria, the gestures of discussion, the indications of departure of the woman on the left, and her lingering (head turned right), the painter has shown two women gossiping (lalein, phluareo'). Because they are lost in conversation, ...
Alexandre G. Mitchell, 2009
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The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore: Terracotta Figurines of ...
Head, arm, and hydria rendered in same mold. Back handmade, flattened. Right hand grasps horizontal handle of hydria. Cylindrical cushion between head and hydria. Face oblong to oval, with low, triangular forehead. Features indistinct.
Gloria S. Merker, 2000
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Farm Equipment of the Roman World
15. Hydria (-ae, f.) (fr. Gr. vSpia), jug, ewer, usually for water, but could be used for wine or grain See also s.v. 'urceus', 'urna'. No entry in R-E. Not in Varro, LL. (a) Isid. Etym. 20. 6. 4. '"Hydria", "ewer", a type of vessel for holding water, which ...
9
Haverford College Collection of Classical Antiquities: The ...
This large hydria (from the Greek word for water, In/dor) was designed for fetching water from the fountain, with capacious ovoid body and three handles — two horizontal handles for lifting and one vertical for pouring. Its decoration faithfully ...
Haverford College, Ann Harnwell Ashmead, 1999
10
The Hunt in Ancient Greece
The same kind of interpretation applies to another hydria of c. 510 (ExKüsnacht, Hirschmann Collection G9),90 whose shoulder is painted with Herakles fighting Kyknos, while a deer hunt fills the predella and a frontal chariot with hoplites ...
Judith M. Barringer, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYDRIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hydria is used in the context of the following news items.
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Elementi Progetti: arredare con originalità
portaombrelli hydria progetti È possibile conciliare il classico ed il moderno quando si parla di complementi d'arredo? La risposta potrebbe sembrare scontata ... «Desainer.it, May 15»
2
Engineer paints zodiac signs on refurbished Capitol Theatre's dome …
Some of the instructions included adding detail to the facial features of Aquarius' water carrier and refining the look of the water and its hydria ... «The Straits Times, May 15»
3
Christie's withdraw lots after antiquities alert
... antefix, c.6th-5th century BC (estimate £3000-5000), and a c.350-330 BC Apulian red-figured hydria (estimate £12,000-18,000) had both sold ... «antiquestradegazette.com, Apr 15»
4
Microteatro y tapas de autor
Librería Hydria. Tomar un café en un espacio acogedor y sugerente, echar un vistazo a las novedades editoriales o rebuscar entre la selección ... «El País.com, Jul 14»
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Egyptian Sarcophagus with passport leads Artemis Gallery's June …
A stunning 19-inch Greek Apulian red-figure hydria used to store water and wine at banquets is adorned with a naiskos, or tomb scene, that ... «ArtfixDaily, Jun 14»
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David Malouf and Friends explores tricks of memory and place
Bruce Reynolds, Bulimba Hydria 2014, lino and paint on wood panel. Photo Carl Warner. Click to enlarge. As a writer, Malouf plays on ... «The Conversation, May 14»
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L. Kent Wolgamott: 'Poseidon and the Sea' a captivating exhibition of …
There's no need to know much about mythology, ancient Greece and Rome or the difference between an amphora, lekythos, hydria or stamnos ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Feb 14»
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Scenes from The Iliad in ancient art
... the shinguards. To the left, an armed Odysseus keeps guard (not in Homer). The figures are labeled. Detail of an Attic black-figure hydria, c. «OUPblog, Dec 13»
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John H. Oakley's 'Greek Vase'
There is poetry in their names (kantharos, kylix, hydria, oinochoe, pelike), and it's fun to gradually learn the shapes and to notice them turning ... «New York Times, Dec 13»
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Vases That Make a Statement
Online, she found a few pieces she owns, like the Hydria jugs by Diamantini & Domeniconi, on the Suite 22 Interiors site. “I have two of these in ... «New York Times, Aug 13»

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