chelydrus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χέλυδρος (khéludros, “amphibious serpent”), from χέλυς (khélus, “tortoise”) + ὕδρος (húdros, “water serpent”). See also chelys.

Pronunciation

Noun

chelydrus m (genitive chelydrī); second declension

  1. a fetid water serpent

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative chelydrus chelydrī
genitive chelydrī chelydrōrum
dative chelydrō chelydrīs
accusative chelydrum chelydrōs
ablative chelydrō chelydrīs
vocative chelydre chelydrī

Descendants

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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