chelydrus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek χέλυδρος (khéludros, “amphibious serpent”), from χέλυς (khélus, “tortoise”) + ὕδρος (húdros, “water serpent”). See also chelys.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰe.ly.drus/, [ˈkʰɛlʲʏd̪rʊs̠] or IPA(key): /kʰeˈlyd.rus/, [kʰɛˈlʲʏd̪rʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈke.li.drus/, [ˈkɛːlid̪rus] or IPA(key): /keˈlid.rus/, [keˈlid̪rus]
Noun edit
chelydrus m (genitive chelydrī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chelydrus | chelydrī |
| Genitive | chelydrī | chelydrōrum |
| Dative | chelydrō | chelydrīs |
| Accusative | chelydrum | chelydrōs |
| Ablative | chelydrō | chelydrīs |
| Vocative | chelydre | chelydrī |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Middle English: chelidre, chelyder
- English: chelydre
- Old French: chelydre, chelidre
- French: chélydre
References edit
- “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.