chelidonia

== Latin == === Etymology === Substantive from chelīdonius (“of or pertaining to a swallow”), from Ancient Greek χελῑδών (khelīdṓn, “swallow”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʰɛ.liːˈdɔ.ni.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ke.liˈdɔː.ni.a] === Noun === chelīdonia f (genitive chelīdoniae); first declension celandine, swallowwort ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Related terms ==== chelīdoniacus chelīdonius ==== Descendants ==== === References === “chelidonia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “chelidonia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly “chelidonia”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin