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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ὑδροφόρος (hudrophóros, carrying water; water carrier).[1] By surface analysis, υδρο- (ydro-) +‎ -φόρος (-fóros).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.ðɾoˈfo.ɾos/
  • Hyphenation: υ‧δρο‧φό‧ρος

Adjective

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υδροφόρος (ydrofórosm (feminine υδροφόρος or υδροφόρα, neuter υδροφόρο)

  1. aquiferous, water-bearing

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ υδροφόρος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language