"χελώνη" meaning in Ancient Greek

See χελώνη in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kʰe.lɔ̌ː.nɛː/, /çeˈlo.ni/, /çeˈlo.ni/, /kʰe.lɔ̌ː.nɛː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /kʰeˈlo.ne̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /çeˈlo.ni/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /çeˈlo.ni/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /çeˈlo.ni/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *gʰelu-, *gʰelew- ,*gʰelōw- (“tortoise”). Related to χέλυς (khélus, “tortoise”). Compare to Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ, whence Old Church Slavonic желꙑ (žely, “turtle”), Polish żółw (“tortoise”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|ine-pro|*gʰelu-}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰelu-, {{m|ine-pro|*gʰelew-}} *gʰelew-, {{m|ine-pro|*gʰelōw-||tortoise}} *gʰelōw- (“tortoise”), {{m|grc|χέλυς||tortoise}} χέλυς (khélus, “tortoise”), {{cog|sla-pro|*žьlvъ}} Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ, {{cog|cu|желꙑ||turtle}} Old Church Slavonic желꙑ (žely, “turtle”), {{cog|pl|żółw||tortoise}} Polish żółw (“tortoise”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|χελώνης|f|first}} χελώνη • (khelṓnē) f (genitive χελώνης); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|χελώνη|ης}} Forms: khelṓnē [romanization], χελώνης [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ χελώνη [nominative, singular], τὼ χελώνᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ χελῶναι [nominative, plural], τῆς χελώνης [genitive, singular], τοῖν χελώναιν [dual, genitive], τῶν χελωνῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ χελώνῃ [dative, singular], τοῖν χελώναιν [dative, dual], ταῖς χελώναις [dative, plural], τὴν χελώνην [accusative, singular], τὼ χελώνᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς χελώνᾱς [accusative, plural], χελώνη [singular, vocative], χελώνᾱ [dual, vocative], χελῶναι [plural, vocative]
  1. tortoise Categories (lifeform): Reptiles Derived forms: ἀσπιδοχελώνη (aspidokhelṓnē), γερροχελώνη (gerrhokhelṓnē), χελωνάριον (khelōnárion), χελωνία (khelōnía), χελωνιάς (khelōniás), χελώνινος (khelṓninos), χελώνιον (khelṓnion), χελωνίς (khelōnís), χελωνοειδής (khelōnoeidḗs), χελωνοφάγος (khelōnophágos)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "χελώνα",
            "g": "f",
            "gloss": "tortoise, turtle"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: χελώνα f (chelóna, “tortoise, turtle”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: χελώνα f (chelóna, “tortoise, turtle”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "quelonio",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: quelonio",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: quelonio"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mul",
            "2": "Chelonia",
            "3": "Chelonia",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Translingual: Chelonia, Chelonia",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Translingual: Chelonia, Chelonia"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "chelonian",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: chelonian",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: chelonian"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʰelu-"
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      "name": "der"
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        "2": "*žьlvъ"
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "cu",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "turtle"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic желꙑ (žely, “turtle”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "żółw",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tortoise"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish żółw (“tortoise”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *gʰelu-, *gʰelew- ,*gʰelōw- (“tortoise”). Related to χέλυς (khélus, “tortoise”). Compare to Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ, whence Old Church Slavonic желꙑ (žely, “turtle”), Polish żółw (“tortoise”).",
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      "form": "khelṓnē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "χελώνης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
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      "form": "ἡ χελώνη",
      "roman": "hē khelṓnē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ χελώνᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ khelṓnā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ χελῶναι",
      "roman": "hai khelônai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς χελώνης",
      "roman": "tês khelṓnēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν χελώναιν",
      "roman": "toîn khelṓnain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν χελωνῶν",
      "roman": "tôn khelōnôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ χελώνῃ",
      "roman": "têi khelṓnēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν χελώναιν",
      "roman": "toîn khelṓnain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς χελώναις",
      "roman": "taîs khelṓnais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν χελώνην",
      "roman": "tḕn khelṓnēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ χελώνᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ khelṓnā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς χελώνᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s khelṓnās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χελώνη",
      "roman": "khelṓnē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χελώνᾱ",
      "roman": "khelṓnā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χελῶναι",
      "roman": "khelônai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χελώνης",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "χελώνη • (khelṓnē) f (genitive χελώνης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "χελώνη",
        "2": "ης"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Reptiles",
          "orig": "grc:Reptiles",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "aspidokhelṓnē",
          "word": "ἀσπιδοχελώνη"
        },
        {
          "roman": "gerrhokhelṓnē",
          "word": "γερροχελώνη"
        },
        {
          "roman": "khelōnárion",
          "word": "χελωνάριον"
        },
        {
          "roman": "khelōnía",
          "word": "χελωνία"
        },
        {
          "roman": "khelōniás",
          "word": "χελωνιάς"
        },
        {
          "roman": "khelṓninos",
          "word": "χελώνινος"
        },
        {
          "roman": "khelṓnion",
          "word": "χελώνιον"
        },
        {
          "roman": "khelōnís",
          "word": "χελωνίς"
        },
        {
          "roman": "khelōnoeidḗs",
          "word": "χελωνοειδής"
        },
        {
          "roman": "khelōnophágos",
          "word": "χελωνοφάγος"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tortoise"
      ],
      "id": "en-χελώνη-grc-noun-Ik7GfIlH",
      "links": [
        [
          "tortoise",
          "tortoise"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰe.lɔ̌ː.nɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/çeˈlo.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/çeˈlo.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰe.lɔ̌ː.nɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰeˈlo.ne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/çeˈlo.ni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/çeˈlo.ni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/çeˈlo.ni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "χελώνη"
}
{
  "derived": [
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      "roman": "aspidokhelṓnē",
      "word": "ἀσπιδοχελώνη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gerrhokhelṓnē",
      "word": "γερροχελώνη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khelōnárion",
      "word": "χελωνάριον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khelōnía",
      "word": "χελωνία"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khelōniás",
      "word": "χελωνιάς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khelṓninos",
      "word": "χελώνινος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khelṓnion",
      "word": "χελώνιον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khelōnís",
      "word": "χελωνίς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khelōnoeidḗs",
      "word": "χελωνοειδής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khelōnophágos",
      "word": "χελωνοφάγος"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "χελώνα",
            "g": "f",
            "gloss": "tortoise, turtle"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: χελώνα f (chelóna, “tortoise, turtle”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: χελώνα f (chelóna, “tortoise, turtle”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "quelonio",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: quelonio",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: quelonio"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mul",
            "2": "Chelonia",
            "3": "Chelonia",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Translingual: Chelonia, Chelonia",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Translingual: Chelonia, Chelonia"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "chelonian",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: chelonian",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: chelonian"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʰelu-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *gʰelu-",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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        "3": "",
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      },
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      "name": "m"
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        "3": "",
        "4": "tortoise"
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      "expansion": "χέλυς (khélus, “tortoise”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*žьlvъ"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "желꙑ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "turtle"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic желꙑ (žely, “turtle”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "żółw",
        "3": "",
        "4": "tortoise"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish żółw (“tortoise”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *gʰelu-, *gʰelew- ,*gʰelōw- (“tortoise”). Related to χέλυς (khélus, “tortoise”). Compare to Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ, whence Old Church Slavonic желꙑ (žely, “turtle”), Polish żółw (“tortoise”).",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "khelṓnē",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χελώνης",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ χελώνη",
      "roman": "hē khelṓnē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ χελώνᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ khelṓnā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ χελῶναι",
      "roman": "hai khelônai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς χελώνης",
      "roman": "tês khelṓnēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν χελώναιν",
      "roman": "toîn khelṓnain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν χελωνῶν",
      "roman": "tôn khelōnôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ χελώνῃ",
      "roman": "têi khelṓnēi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν χελώναιν",
      "roman": "toîn khelṓnain",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς χελώναις",
      "roman": "taîs khelṓnais",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν χελώνην",
      "roman": "tḕn khelṓnēn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ χελώνᾱ",
      "roman": "tṑ khelṓnā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς χελώνᾱς",
      "roman": "tā̀s khelṓnās",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χελώνη",
      "roman": "khelṓnē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χελώνᾱ",
      "roman": "khelṓnā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "χελῶναι",
      "roman": "khelônai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χελώνης",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "first"
      },
      "expansion": "χελώνη • (khelṓnē) f (genitive χελώνης); first declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "χελώνη",
        "2": "ης"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
        "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
        "Ancient Greek first-declension nouns",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek nouns",
        "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
        "grc:Reptiles"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tortoise"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tortoise",
          "tortoise"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰe.lɔ̌ː.nɛː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/çeˈlo.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/çeˈlo.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰe.lɔ̌ː.nɛː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰeˈlo.ne̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/çeˈlo.ni/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/çeˈlo.ni/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/çeˈlo.ni/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "χελώνη"
}

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