клепсидра

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Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλεψύδρα (klepsúdra), from combining form of κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”) + ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: клеп‧сид‧ра

Noun

клепси́дра • (klepsídra) f (plural клепси́дри)

  1. clepsydra (a water clock)
    Synonym: воден часовник (voden časovnik)
  2. hourglass
    Synonyms: песочен часовник (pesočen časovnik), песочник (pesočnik)

Declension

Declension of клепсидра
singular plural
indefinite клепсидра клепсидри
definite unspecified клепсидрата клепсидрите
definite proximal клепсидрава клепсидриве
definite distal клепсидрана клепсидрине
vocative клепсидро клепсидри

References

  • “клепсидра” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
  • “клепсидра” in Официјален дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Oficijalen digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − makedonski.gov.mk (in Macedonian)

Russian

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клепсидра

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κλεψύδρα (klepsúdra), from combining form of κλέπτω (kléptō, “to steal”) + ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).

Pronunciation

Noun

клепси́дра • (klepsídra) f inan (genitive клепси́дры, nominative plural клепси́дры, genitive plural клепси́др)

  1. clepsydra (a water clock)

Declension

Declension of клепси́дра (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative клепси́дра
klepsídra 		клепси́дры
klepsídry
genitive клепси́дры
klepsídry 		клепси́др
klepsídr
dative клепси́дре
klepsídre 		клепси́драм
klepsídram
accusative клепси́дру
klepsídru 		клепси́дры
klepsídry
instrumental клепси́дрой, клепси́дрою
klepsídroj, klepsídroju 		клепси́драми
klepsídrami
prepositional клепси́дре
klepsídre 		клепси́драх
klepsídrax
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