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Noun

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alcyon (plural alcyons)

  1. Archaic form of halcyon.

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /al.sjɔ̃/
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Noun

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alcyon m (plural alcyons)

  1. halcyon
  2. kingfisher

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Latin

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alcyon (kingfisher)

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, kingfisher).

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Noun

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alcyōn f (genitive alcyonis); third declension

  1. The halcyon; kingfisher.

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative alcyōn alcyonēs
Genitive alcyonis alcyonum
Dative alcyonī alcyonibus
Accusative alcyonem alcyonēs
Ablative alcyone alcyonibus
Vocative alcyōn alcyonēs

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: alció
  • English: halcyon
  • French: halcyon
  • Italian: alcione
  • Romanian: alcion
  • Spanish: alción

References

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  • 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.