χελιδόνιος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

χελῑδών (khelīdṓn, swallow, stem: χελῑδον-, khelīdon-) + -ῐος (-ios, of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to, suffix forming adjectives)

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

χελῑδόνῐος • (khelīdónios) m (feminine χελῑδονῐ́ᾱ, neuter χελῑδόνῐον); first/second declension
χελῑδόνῐος • (khelīdónios) m or f (neuter χελῑδόνῐον); second declension

  1. of, belonging to, built by, like, or pertaining to the swallow
    1. coloured like the swallow’s throat, reddish-brown, russet

Declension

Derived terms

  • δασύπους χελῑδόνειος (dasúpous khelīdóneios)
  • χελῑδονεία κύλιξ (khelīdoneía kúlix)
  • χελῑδονῐ́ᾱ (khelīdoníā)
  • χελῑδονῐ́ᾱ ἀσπίς (khelīdoníā aspís)
  • χελῑδόνῐον (khelīdónion)

Descendants

  • Latin: chelīdonius

References

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