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 |
Examples
- L
Agamemnon
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...telis pone pharetras resonetque manu pulsa citata uocale chelys: nil acre uelim magnumque modis intonet altis, sed quale..." - G
FRAGMENTA
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...piscis, nullo iunctus amore, parit. Sic Phoebeia chelys, vinclo resoluta parentis, Lucinae tepidis naribus ora fouet. Sic sine..." 
Liber Quintus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...telavibrantem et magnae sparsum sudoribus hastae. Hactenus alma chelys. tempus nunc ponere frondes, 135Phoebe, tuas maestaque comam damnare..."Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...sacris ab antris profert Chalcidicas Sibylla laurus? cedamus; chely, iam repone cantus: vates sanctior incipit, tacendum..."Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...tergeminum Sicula de virgine carmen 10affluat aut silvis chelys intellecta ferisque,mulceat insanos gemitus. stat pectore demensluctus..."Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...oculis sordet vicina voluptas? hic tua Tiburtes Faunos chelys et iuvat ipsum Alciden dictumque lyra maiore Catillum..."