chelidon

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English

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek χελῑδών (khelīdṓn, swallow), perhaps in reference to the shape of a swallow's tail.

Noun

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chelidon (plural chelidons)

  1. (rare, anatomy) Synonym of elbow pit
    • 2021, Tao Lin, Leave Society, page 243:
      He tracked inflammation daily by timing how long he stayed aloft on his pull-up bar, hanging by various combinations of his arms and legs, using his hands, chelidons and houghs.

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek χελῑδών (khelīdṓn)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chelīdōn f (genitive chelīdōnis); third declension

  1. (derogatory) female pudenda or genitalia

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative chelīdōn chelīdōnēs
Genitive chelīdōnis chelīdōnum
Dative chelīdōnī chelīdōnibus
Accusative chelīdōnem chelīdōnēs
Ablative chelīdōne chelīdōnibus
Vocative chelīdōn chelīdōnēs

References

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  • chelidon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • chelidon in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
  • chelidon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press