chelidon
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek χελῑδών (khelīdṓn, “swallow”), perhaps in reference to the shape of a swallow's tail.
Noun
[edit]chelidon (plural chelidons)
- (rare, anatomy) Synonym of elbow pit
- 2021, Tao Lin, Leave Society, page 243:
- He tracked inflammation daily by timing how long he stayed aloft on his pull-up bar, hanging by various combinations of his arms and legs, using his hands, chelidons and houghs.
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek χελῑδών (khelīdṓn)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kʰeˈliː.doːn/, [kʰɛˈlʲiːd̪oːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /keˈli.don/, [keˈliːd̪on]
Noun
[edit]chelīdōn f (genitive chelīdōnis); third declension
- (derogatory) female pudenda or genitalia
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chelīdōn | chelīdōnēs |
| genitive | chelīdōnis | chelīdōnum |
| dative | chelīdōnī | chelīdōnibus |
| accusative | chelīdōnem | chelīdōnēs |
| ablative | chelīdōne | chelīdōnibus |
| vocative | chelīdōn | chelīdōnēs |
References
[edit]- chelidon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- chelidon in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
- “chelidon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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