chelydrus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χέλυδρος (khéludros, “amphibious serpent”), from χέλυς (khélus, “tortoise”) + ὕδρος (húdros, “water serpent”). See also chelys.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʰeˈlyː.drus/, [kʰɛˈlyː.drʊs]
Noun
chelȳdrus m (genitive chelȳdrī); second declension
- a fetid water serpent
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | chelȳdrus | chelȳdrī |
| Genitive | chelȳdrī | chelȳdrōrum |
| Dative | chelȳdrō | chelȳdrīs |
| Accusative | chelȳdrum | chelȳdrōs |
| Ablative | chelȳdrō | chelȳdrīs |
| Vocative | chelȳdre | chelȳdrī |
Related terms
- chelys
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