Chelae

See also: chelae

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χῆλαι (Khêlai).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkʰeː.ɫae̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkɛː.le]

Proper noun

Chēlae f pl (genitive Chēlārum); first declension

1. a town on the coast of Bithynia, mentioned by Arrian

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Chēlae
genitive	Chēlārum
dative	Chēlīs
accusative	Chēlās
ablative	Chēlīs
vocative	Chēlae
locative	Chēlīs

References

• “Chelae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly