idrico

water, hydraulic

adjective EE-dree-koh Rare

Origin: Greek hydor (water)

Usage Note

Idrico is a technical adjective meaning 'relating to water'. Common collocations include risorse idriche (water resources), sistema idrico (water system), and stress idrico (water stress/shortage). It follows the regular -ico/-ica/-ici/-iche pattern, so the masculine plural is idrici.

Examples

"Le risorse idriche del paese sono limitate."

Natural Translation

The country's water resources are limited.

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