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noun · femininefirst declension

chelīdonia

chelīdonia f (genitive chelīdoniae)

Classical[kʰɛ.liːˈdɔ.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[ke.liˈdɔː.ni.a]

Meaning

celandine, swallowwort

Declension

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	chelīdonia	chelīdoniae
genitive	chelīdoniae	chelīdoniārum
dative	chelīdoniae	chelīdoniīs
accusative	chelīdoniam	chelīdoniās
ablative	chelīdoniā	chelīdoniīs
vocative	chelīdonia	chelīdoniae

Origins

Substantive from chelīdonius (“of or pertaining to a swallow”), from Ancient Greek χελῑδών (khelīdṓn, “swallow”).

Descendants

Spanishcelidonia
Portuguesequelidónia
Portuguesecelidónia
Asturiancirigüeña
Galicianciridonia
Old Spanishceldueña

In English words that came into English from chelīdonia

celandinechelīdonia

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesChelidoniaChelidonia (χελιδόνια), a custom observed in the island of Rhodes, in the month of Boëdromion, the time when the swallows returned. During that season…

Quick answers

What does chelīdonia mean in Latin?: chelīdonia, a noun, means “celandine, swallowwort”.
What is the genitive of chelīdonia?: The genitive singular is chelīdoniae. chelīdonia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce chelīdonia?: In classical Latin, [kʰɛ.liːˈdɔ.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ke.liˈdɔː.ni.a].