Definition
An alternative or archaic name for a swallow bird, or a poetic/mythological reference to the bird in classical literature.
Etymology
Directly from Greek 'chelidon' meaning swallow. In Greek mythology, Chelidon was transformed into a swallow as punishment, making the bird a symbol of transformation and spring in classical poetry.
Kelly Says
The myth of Chelidon shows up in Ovid's *Metamorphoses*—the word itself became embedded in European poetry for centuries as a metaphor for spring's arrival and transformation. Medieval bestiaries used 'chelidon' to describe swallows as symbols of good news!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Chevyldon
che-vi-ldon
ARالعربية
شليدان
sh-lee-dan
BNবাংলা
চেলিডন
che-li-don
CACatalà
chelidon
che-li-don
CSČeština
chelidon
che-li-don
DADansk
chelidon
che-li-don
DEDeutsch
Chelidone
che-li-do-ne
ELΕλληνικά
χελιδών
che-li-don
ESEspañol
chilidón
che-lee-don
FAفارسی
چلی دون
che-li-don
FISuomi
chelidon
che-li-don
FRFrançais
chélidon
she-lee-don
HEעברית
צ'לידון
che-li-don
HIहिन्दी
चेलीडॉन
che-lee-don
HUMagyar
chelidon
che-li-don
IDBahasa Indonesia
chelidon
che-li-don
ITItaliano
chelidone
ke-li-do-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
chelidon
che-li-don
MYမြန်မာ
ချဲလီဒန်
che-lee-dan
NLNederlands
chelidon
ke-li-don
NONorsk
chelidon
che-li-don
PLPolski
chelidon
che-li-don
PTPortuguês
chelidão
che-lee-dǎo
RORomână
chelidon
che-li-don
RUРусский
челидон
che-li-don
SVSvenska
chelidon
she-li-don
SWKiswahili
chelidon
che-li-don
TAதமிழ்
செலீடான்
che-lee-taan
TEతెలుగు
చిలీడన్
ch-i-lee-dan
TRTürkçe
chelidon
che-li-don
UKУкраїнська
челидон
che-li-don
VITiếng Việt
chelidon
che-li-don