χελιδών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The irregular form and suffix lead Beekes to suggest a Mediterranean Pre-Greek origin, as he doesn't find a connection to Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (to cry out) (cognate with Middle High German glien (to cry), Old High German gellan (to cry)) convincing. Compare Latin hirundō.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χελῑδών (khelīdṓn) f (genitive χελῑδόνος); third declension

  1. the swallow
  2. the frog in a horse’s foot

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Latin: chelīdōn

References

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