chelidonius

== English == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek χελῑδών (khelīdṓn, “swallow”). === Noun === chelidonius (rare) A stone supposed to be taken from the stomach of a swallow, with purported magical or medicinal properties. ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek χελῑδόνῐος (khelīdónĭos). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʰɛ.liːˈdɔ.ni.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ke.liˈdɔː.ni.us] === Adjective === chelīdonius (feminine chelīdonia, neuter chelīdonium); first/second-declension adjective of, belonging to, coloured like, or pertaining to the swallow ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== chelīdonia ==== Related terms ==== === References === “chĕlīdŏnĭus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “chĕlīdŏnĭus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 300/1. “chelīdonius” on page 309/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)