chelys, chelyo:
Feminine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 7th
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
= tortoise; lyre/harp (made originally from a tortoise shell); constellation Lyra;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | chelys | chelyi |
| Gen. | chelyo, chelyi | chelyorum |
| Dat. | chelyo | chelyis |
| Acc. | chelyum, chelyon, chelyo | chelyos |
| Voc. | chelys | chelyi |
| Abl. | chelyo | chelyis |
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