χελῶναι
Lemma: χελώνη
noun
noun
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Added Apr 04, 2026
Definition
A tortoise (land or sometimes water), and by extension a turtle. Also used of a tortoise-shell lyre, the soundbox being made from a shell.
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Grammatical Analysis
"χελῶναι"
Case: nominative
Number: plural
Gender: feminine
Declension: 1st (Attic/Ionic type in -ωνᾱ, e.g. χελώνᾱ)
Lemma note: form corresponds to nom. pl. of χελώνᾱ (tortoise); the stem shows -ων- with 1st-declension feminine endings
Related Forms of χελώνη
1 form discoveredOther inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed: