出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/04/16 19:17 UTC 版)
From Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), from χαμαί (khamaí, “on the earth, on the ground”) + λέων (léōn, “lion”); ultimately a calque from Akkadian 𒌨𒈤𒊭𒆠 (nēšu ša qaqqari, “chameleon, reptile”, literally “lion of the ground", "predator that crawls upon the ground”).
chamaeleōn m (genitive chamaeleōnis or chamaeleontis); third declension
Third-declension noun (two different stems).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chamaeleōn | chamaeleōnēs chamaeleontēs |
| genitive | chamaeleōnis chamaeleontis |
chamaeleōnum chamaeleontum |
| dative | chamaeleōnī chamaeleontī |
chamaeleōnibus chamaeleontibus |
| accusative | chamaeleōnem chamaeleontem |
chamaeleōnēs chamaeleontēs |
| ablative | chamaeleōne chamaeleonte |
chamaeleōnibus chamaeleontibus |
| vocative | chamaeleōn | chamaeleōnēs chamaeleontēs |