chelydrus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χέλυδρος (khéludros, “amphibious serpent”), from χέλυς (khélus, “tortoise”) + ὕδρος (húdros, “water serpent”). See also chelys.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʰɛ.ly.drʊs], [kʰɛˈlyd.rʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkɛː.li.d̪rus], [keˈlid̪.rus]
Noun
chelydrus m (genitive chelydrī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chelydrus | chelydrī |
| genitive | chelydrī | chelydrōrum |
| dative | chelydrō | chelydrīs |
| accusative | chelydrum | chelydrōs |
| ablative | chelydrō | chelydrīs |
| vocative | chelydre | chelydrī |
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle English: chelidre, chelyder
- English: chelydre
- Old French: chelydre, chelidre
- French: chélydre
References
- “chelydrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “chelydrus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- chelydrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.