chelonia

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χελωνία (khelōnía).

Noun

chelōnia f (genitive chelōniae); first declension

  1. A kind of precious stone

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative chelōnia chelōniae
genitive chelōniae chelōniārum
dative chelōniae chelōniīs
accusative chelōniam chelōniās
ablative chelōniā chelōniīs
vocative chelōnia chelōniae

References

  • “chelonia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • chelonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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