chelidon

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χελῑδών (khelīdṓn, “swallow”), perhaps in reference to the shape of a swallow's tail.

Noun

chelidon (plural chelidons)

1. (rare, anatomy) Synonym of elbow pit
   • 2021, Tao Lin, Leave Society, page 243:

     He tracked inflammation daily by timing how long he stayed aloft on his pull-up bar, hanging by various combinations of his arms and legs, using his hands, chelidons and houghs.

Anagrams

• chelonid, dichlone

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χελῑδών (khelīdṓn)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kʰeˈliː.doːn/, [kʰɛˈlʲiːd̪oːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /keˈli.don/, [keˈliːd̪on]

Noun

chelīdōn f (genitive chelīdōnis); third declension

1. (derogatory) female pudenda or genitalia

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	chelīdōn	chelīdōnēs
Genitive	chelīdōnis	chelīdōnum
Dative	chelīdōnī	chelīdōnibus
Accusative	chelīdōnem	chelīdōnēs
Ablative	chelīdōne	chelīdōnibus
Vocative	chelīdōn	chelīdōnēs

References

• chelidon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• chelidon in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
• “chelidon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press