klepsydra

English

Noun

klepsydra (plural klepsydras or klepsydrae)

1. Alternative form of clepsydra

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈklɛpsɪdra]
• Hyphenation: klep‧syd‧ra

Noun

klepsydra f

1. clepsydra, also: a time unit determined by a clepsydra

   Synonym: vodní hodiny

   • 1813, Jozef Heřman Gallaš, Muza Moravská, V Brně: Jozef Jiří Trasler, pages 97–98:

     Pověz pak mi předcy / Koho smrt mine, / […] / Snad dnes vyteče / Čásek tvého býtí / V jeji Klepsydře — /

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1911, Josef Sedláček, editor, Výbor z listů Plinia mladšího pro gymnasia, 2nd edition, volume II. Poznámky, V Praze: Česká grafická unie, published 1924, page 164:

     Jedna klepsydra trvala něco přes čtvrt hodiny.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2002, Eva Aligerová, editor, Technický slovník naučný, volume 3. G-J, Praha: Encyklopedický dům, →ISBN, page 129:

     Z antiky jsou známy i klepsydry (vodní h[odiny].) využívající průtoku vody malým otvorem […]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of klepsydra (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	klepsydra	klepsydry
genitive	klepsydry	klepsyder
dative	klepsydře	klepsydrám
accusative	klepsydru	klepsydry
vocative	klepsydro	klepsydry
locative	klepsydře	klepsydrách
instrumental	klepsydrou	klepsydrami

Hypernyms

• hodiny

Further reading

• “klepsydra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “klepsydra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English clepsydra), ultimately from Latin clepsydra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklepsydrɑ/, [ˈkle̞ps̠ydrɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -epsydrɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): klep‧syd‧ra

Noun

klepsydra (rare)

1. clepsydra

Declension

Inflection of klepsydra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		klepsydra	klepsydrat
genitive		klepsydran	klepsydrojen
partitive		klepsydraa	klepsydroja
illative		klepsydraan	klepsydroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		klepsydra	klepsydrat
accusative	nom.	klepsydra	klepsydrat
	gen.	klepsydran
genitive		klepsydran	klepsydrojen klepsydrain rare
partitive		klepsydraa	klepsydroja
inessive		klepsydrassa	klepsydroissa
elative		klepsydrasta	klepsydroista
illative		klepsydraan	klepsydroihin
adessive		klepsydralla	klepsydroilla
ablative		klepsydralta	klepsydroilta
allative		klepsydralle	klepsydroille
essive		klepsydrana	klepsydroina
translative		klepsydraksi	klepsydroiksi
abessive		klepsydratta	klepsydroitta
instructive		—	klepsydroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of klepsydra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative klepsydrani klepsydrani accusative nom. klepsydrani klepsydrani gen. klepsydrani genitive klepsydrani klepsydrojeni klepsydraini rare partitive klepsydraani klepsydrojani inessive klepsydrassani klepsydroissani elative klepsydrastani klepsydroistani illative klepsydraani klepsydroihini adessive klepsydrallani klepsydroillani ablative klepsydraltani klepsydroiltani allative klepsydralleni klepsydroilleni essive klepsydranani klepsydroinani translative klepsydrakseni klepsydroikseni abessive klepsydrattani klepsydroittani instructive — — comitative — klepsydroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative klepsydrasi klepsydrasi accusative nom. klepsydrasi klepsydrasi gen. klepsydrasi genitive klepsydrasi klepsydrojesi klepsydraisi rare partitive klepsydraasi klepsydrojasi inessive klepsydrassasi klepsydroissasi elative klepsydrastasi klepsydroistasi illative klepsydraasi klepsydroihisi adessive klepsydrallasi klepsydroillasi ablative klepsydraltasi klepsydroiltasi allative klepsydrallesi klepsydroillesi essive klepsydranasi klepsydroinasi translative klepsydraksesi klepsydroiksesi abessive klepsydrattasi klepsydroittasi instructive — — comitative — klepsydroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative klepsydramme klepsydramme accusative nom. klepsydramme klepsydramme gen. klepsydramme genitive klepsydramme klepsydrojemme klepsydraimme rare partitive klepsydraamme klepsydrojamme inessive klepsydrassamme klepsydroissamme elative klepsydrastamme klepsydroistamme illative klepsydraamme klepsydroihimme adessive klepsydrallamme klepsydroillamme ablative klepsydraltamme klepsydroiltamme allative klepsydrallemme klepsydroillemme essive klepsydranamme klepsydroinamme translative klepsydraksemme klepsydroiksemme abessive klepsydrattamme klepsydroittamme instructive — — comitative — klepsydroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative klepsydranne klepsydranne accusative nom. klepsydranne klepsydranne gen. klepsydranne genitive klepsydranne klepsydrojenne klepsydrainne rare partitive klepsydraanne klepsydrojanne inessive klepsydrassanne klepsydroissanne elative klepsydrastanne klepsydroistanne illative klepsydraanne klepsydroihinne adessive klepsydrallanne klepsydroillanne ablative klepsydraltanne klepsydroiltanne allative klepsydrallenne klepsydroillenne essive klepsydrananne klepsydroinanne translative klepsydraksenne klepsydroiksenne abessive klepsydrattanne klepsydroittanne instructive — — comitative — klepsydroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative klepsydransa klepsydransa accusative nom. klepsydransa klepsydransa gen. klepsydransa genitive klepsydransa klepsydrojensa klepsydrainsa rare partitive klepsydraansa klepsydrojaan klepsydrojansa inessive klepsydrassaan klepsydrassansa klepsydroissaan klepsydroissansa elative klepsydrastaan klepsydrastansa klepsydroistaan klepsydroistansa illative klepsydraansa klepsydroihinsa adessive klepsydrallaan klepsydrallansa klepsydroillaan klepsydroillansa ablative klepsydraltaan klepsydraltansa klepsydroiltaan klepsydroiltansa allative klepsydralleen klepsydrallensa klepsydroilleen klepsydroillensa essive klepsydranaan klepsydranansa klepsydroinaan klepsydroinansa translative klepsydrakseen klepsydraksensa klepsydroikseen klepsydroiksensa abessive klepsydrattaan klepsydrattansa klepsydroittaan klepsydroittansa instructive — — comitative — klepsydroineen klepsydroinensa

Synonyms

• vesikello

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin clepsydra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɛpˈsɘ.dra/

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• Rhymes: -ɘdra
• Syllabification: klep‧sy‧dra

Noun

klepsydra f

1. hourglass
2. obituary

Declension

Declension of klepsydra

	singular	plural
nominative	klepsydra	klepsydry
genitive	klepsydry	klepsydr
dative	klepsydrze	klepsydrom
accusative	klepsydrę	klepsydry
instrumental	klepsydrą	klepsydrami
locative	klepsydrze	klepsydrach
vocative	klepsydro	klepsydry

Further reading

• klepsydra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• klepsydra in Polish dictionaries at PWN