adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
chelīdonius
chelīdonius (feminine chelīdonia, neuter chelīdonium)
Classical[kʰɛ.liːˈdɔ.ni.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ke.liˈdɔː.ni.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveof, belonging to, coloured like, or pertaining to the swallow
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | chelīdonius | chelīdonia | chelīdonium |
| genitive | chelīdoniī | chelīdoniae | chelīdoniī |
| dative | chelīdoniō | chelīdoniae | chelīdoniō |
| accusative | chelīdonium | chelīdoniam | chelīdonium |
| ablative | chelīdoniō | chelīdoniā | chelīdoniō |
| vocative | chelīdonie | chelīdonia | chelīdonium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | chelīdoniī | chelīdoniae | chelīdonia |
| genitive | chelīdoniōrum | chelīdoniārum | chelīdoniōrum |
| dative | chelīdoniīs | chelīdoniīs | chelīdoniīs |
| accusative | chelīdoniōs | chelīdoniās | chelīdonia |
| ablative | chelīdoniīs | chelīdoniīs | chelīdoniīs |
| vocative | chelīdoniī | chelīdoniae | chelīdonia |
chĕlīdŏnĭus, a, um, adj., = χελιδόνιος,
I. pertaining to the swallow:
lapilli, found in the crop of young swallows, swallow-stone, Plin. 11, 37, 79, § 203: ficus, a particular reddish species of fig, Col. 10, 415; Plin. 15, 18, 19, § 71: gemma, Plin. 37, 10, 56, § 154.—B. Subst.: chĕlīdŏnĭa, ae, f. (sc. herba): Chelidonium majus, Linn.; swallowwort, celandine, Plin. 25, 8, 50, §§ 89 and 90; also herba chelidoniae in Ser. Samm. 37, 699.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χελῑδόνῐος (khelīdónĭos).
In English words that came into English from chelīdonius
- celandinechelīdonia