chelydrus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) 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.

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

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.