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noun greek

hydrĭa

gen. hydriae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
= ὑδρία (a water-pot; hence, in gen.)
a jug; ewer; urn •
a jug, ewer, urn: argenteae, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 19, § 47: in hydriam sortes conicere, id. ib. 2, 2, 51, § 127: farris, Sulp. Sever. Hist. Sacr. 1, 43. Of the cinerary urns in tombs, Inscr. Orell. 4546 sq.—
a comedy of Menander
Hydria, a comedy of Menander, Quint. 11, 3, 91.
Perseus ID: n21103 Key: hydria