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

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