alcyon
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
alcyon (plural alcyons)
References[edit]
- “alcyon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
alcyon m (plural alcyons)
Further reading[edit]
- “alcyon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin[edit]
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Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈal.ky.oːn/, [ˈäɫ̪kyoːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈal.t͡ʃi.on/, [ˈäl̠ʲt͡ʃion]
Noun[edit]
alcyōn f (genitive alcyonis); third declension
- The halcyon; kingfisher.
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alcyōn | alcyonēs |
| Genitive | alcyonis | alcyonum |
| Dative | alcyonī | alcyonibus |
| Accusative | alcyonem | alcyonēs |
| Ablative | alcyone | alcyonibus |
| Vocative | alcyōn | alcyonēs |
Synonyms[edit]
- (kingfisher, halcyon): alcēdō
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “alcyon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- alcyon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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