Chelonitis

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʰe.loːˈniː.tis/, [kʰɛɫ̪oːˈniːt̪ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ke.loˈni.tis/, [keloˈniːt̪is]

Proper noun

Chelōnītis f sg (genitive Chelōnītidis); third declension

1. An island of the Persian Gulf

Inflection

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Chelōnītis
Genitive	Chelōnītidis
Dative	Chelōnītidī
Accusative	Chelōnītidem
Ablative	Chelōnītide
Vocative	Chelōnītis

References

• Chelonitis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.