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): /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

chelydrus m (genitive chelydrī); second declension

  1. a fetid water serpent

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative chelydrus chelydrī
Genitive chelydrī chelydrōrum
Dative chelydrō chelydrīs
Accusative chelydrum chelydrōs
Ablative chelydrō chelydrīs
Vocative chelydre chelydrī

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.
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