Word part · Greek combining form
The Greek combining form hydr
Means: water.
At a glance
- Part
- hydr
- Meaning
- water
- Layer
- Greek: Combining forms behind science words, with spellings like ph and ch.
Takes the connecting o before a consonant (hydroplane) and joins a vowel directly (hydrant).
Example words
Read each word, then its sum: the parts that build it, and what they mean together.
Colors:prefixroot or basesuffix
- hydr (root or base)+ant (suffix)→hydrant
a pipe by the street where firefighters get water
- hydr (root or base)+ant (suffix)+s (suffix)→hydrants
more than one hydrant
- hydr (root or base)+o (connector)+plane (root or base)→hydroplane
a fast boat that skims on top of the water
hydr + o + plane: add a connecting vowel → hydroplane
- hydr (root or base)+o (connector)+electric (root or base)→hydroelectric
making electricity from moving water
hydr + o + electric: add a connecting vowel → hydroelectric
- hydr (root or base)+o (connector)+electric (root or base)+ity (suffix)→hydroelectricity
electricity made by moving water
hydr + o + electric + ity: add a connecting vowel → hydroelectricity
- hydr (root or base)+o (connector)+therm (root or base)+al (suffix)→hydrothermal
having to do with hot water deep in the earth
hydr + o + therm + al: add a connecting vowel → hydrothermal
- hydr (root or base)+o (connector)+plane (root or base)+s (suffix)→hydroplanes
more than one hydroplane
hydr + o + plane + s: add a connecting vowel → hydroplanes
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