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chamaeleon

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English

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Noun

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chamaeleon (plural chamaeleons)

  1. Alternative spelling of chameleon

Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, on the earth, on the ground) + λέων (léōn, lion); ultimately a calque from Akkadian 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆠 (nēšu ša qaqqari, chameleon, reptile, literally lion of the ground", "predator that crawls upon the ground).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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chamaeleōn m (genitive chamaeleōnis or chamaeleontis); third declension

  1. chameleon (a kind of lizard)
  2. (sometimes feminine) carline thistle

Declension

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Third-declension noun (two different stems).

singular plural
nominative chamaeleōn chamaeleōnēs
chamaeleontēs
genitive chamaeleōnis
chamaeleontis
chamaeleōnum
chamaeleontum
dative chamaeleōnī
chamaeleontī
chamaeleōnibus
chamaeleontibus
accusative chamaeleōnem
chamaeleontem
chamaeleōnēs
chamaeleontēs
ablative chamaeleōne
chamaeleonte
chamaeleōnibus
chamaeleontibus
vocative chamaeleōn chamaeleōnēs
chamaeleontēs

Descendants

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References

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