χελιδών
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- the swallow
- the frog in a horse’s foot
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (shout, scream, charm away, call, shine, cry out, enchant, charm, chant, sing).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʰel-
Gloss
shout, scream, charm away, call, shine, cry out, enchant, charm, chant, sing
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *hirundula Latin
- chelidonia Latin
- hirundō Latin
- rondine Italian
- χελιδόνιον Ancient Greek
- χεῖλος Ancient Greek
- *gʰel- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰladʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- golle Norwegian Bokmål
- *galaną Proto-Germanic
- *galdraz Proto-Germanic
- *galdrą Proto-Germanic
- *galpōną Proto-Germanic
- *gellaną Proto-Germanic
- *gelpą Proto-Germanic
- *glutōną Proto-Germanic
- *gōlijaną Proto-Germanic
- gealdor Old English
- gala Old Norse
- *žьlvъ Proto-Slavic
- aronde Old French
- gellan Old High German
- գեղգեղեմ Old Armenian
- gëllen Middle High German
- *galan gmw-pro
- andorinna, andorỹa Old Portuguese
- andorỹa Old Portuguese
- alãndurã Aromanian
- golondra Asturian
- irondela Old Occitan
- *galda Proto-Albanian
- *gėlwɨd Proto-Brythonic
- rennena Neapolitan
- *andorina Old Leonese