chelidonia
Latin
editEtymology
editSubstantive from chelīdonius (“of or pertaining to a swallow”), from Ancient Greek χελῑδών (khelīdṓn, “swallow”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kʰe.liːˈdo.ni.a/, [kʰɛlʲiːˈd̪ɔniä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ke.liˈdo.ni.a/, [keliˈd̪ɔːniä]
Noun
editchelīdonia f (genitive chelīdoniae); first declension
Declension
editFirst-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | chelīdonia | chelīdoniae |
Genitive | chelīdoniae | chelīdoniārum |
Dative | chelīdoniae | chelīdoniīs |
Accusative | chelīdoniam | chelīdoniās |
Ablative | chelīdoniā | chelīdoniīs |
Vocative | chelīdonia | chelīdoniae |
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “chelidonia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “chelidonia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “chelidonia”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin