clepsidra

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kle.piˈsi.dɾɐ/, /klepˈsi.dɾɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /klepˈsi.dɾa/, /kle.piˈsi.dɾa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /klɨˈpsi.dɾɐ/ [klɨˈpsi.ðɾɐ]

Hyphenation: clep‧si‧dra

Noun

clepsidra f (plural clepsidras)

water clock (device for measuring time)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clepsydra, from Ancient Greek κλεψύδρα (klepsúdra). More at English clepsydra.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /klebˈsidɾa/ [kleβ̞ˈsi.ð̞ɾa]
Rhymes: -idɾa
Syllabification: clep‧si‧dra

Noun

clepsidra f (plural clepsidras)

clepsydra, water clock
Synonym: reloj de agua

See also

reloj de sol

Further reading

“clepsidra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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