ἀσπιδοχελώνη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ἀσπιδοχελών (aspidokhelṓn)

Etymology

ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) +‎ χελώνη (khelṓnē, “tortoise”)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /as.pi.do.kʰe.lɔ̌ː.nɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /as.pi.do.kʰeˈlo.ne̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /as.pi.ðo.çeˈlo.ni/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /as.pi.ðo.çeˈlo.ni/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /as.pi.ðo.çeˈlo.ni/

Noun

ἀσπιδοχελώνη • (aspidokhelṓnē) f (genitive ἀσπιδοχελώνης); first declension

aspidochelone
- 2nd–4th centuries AD, Physiologus 20.2^[1]

Descendants

Greek: ασπιδοχελώνη (aspidochelóni)
→ Medieval Latin: aspidochelon
- → Old English: fastitocalon
→ Old Armenian: վահանակրեայ (vahanakreay), վահանակրիայ (vahanakriay), վահանակրեա (vahanakrea), վանակրիայ (vanakriay), վանակրեայ (vanakreay), վանակրեա (vanakrea) — variant readings (calque)
- → Old Georgian: ვაჰანაკრაჲ (vahanaḳray)

References

^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎^[1], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, page 120