Alcyone
See also: alcyone
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin Alcyonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη (Alkuónē).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Alcyone
- (Greek mythology) One of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
- (Greek mythology) Daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx.
- (astronomy) One of the stars of the Pleiades star cluster, named after the mythical character.
Related terms edit
- halcyon (“kingfisher”)
- halcyon days
Translations edit
Star
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Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη (Alkuónē)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /alˈky.o.neː/, [äɫ̪ˈkyɔneː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /alˈt͡ʃi.o.ne/, [äl̠ʲˈt͡ʃiːone]
Proper noun edit
Alcyonē f sg (genitive Alcyonēs); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Alcyonē |
Genitive | Alcyonēs |
Dative | Alcyonae |
Accusative | Alcyonēn |
Ablative | Alcyonē |
Vocative | Alcyonē |
References edit
- “Alcyone”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Alcyone in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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Alternative forms edit
Proper noun edit
Alcyone f