alcyon

English

Noun

alcyon (plural alcyons)

1. Alternative form of halcyon.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Latin

alcyon (kingfisher)

Alternative forms

• halcyōn

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuōn, “kingfisher”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈal.kʏ.oːn/

Noun

alcyōn (genitive alcyonis); f, third declension

1. The halcyon; kingfisher.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	alcyōn	alcyonēs
genitive	alcyonis	alcyonum
dative	alcyonī	alcyonibus
accusative	alcyonem	alcyonēs
ablative	alcyone	alcyonibus
vocative	alcyōn	alcyonēs

Synonyms

• (kingfisher, halcyon): alcēdō

Related terms

• alcēdō
• Alcyone

Descendants

• English: halcyon
• Romanian: alcion