Ceyx

Translingual

Ceyx erithaca

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κήϋξ (Kḗüx, “Ceyx, a king from Greek mythology who was transformed into a kingfisher”).

Proper noun

Ceyx m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Alcedinidae.

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κήϋξ (Kḗüx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiːɪks/

Proper noun

Ceyx

1. (Greek mythology) A king who was transformed into a kingfisher, together with his wife Alcyone.

Further reading

• Alcyone and Ceyx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Κήϋξ (Kḗüx).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkeː.yks/, [ˈkeːʏks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.iks/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːiks]

Proper noun

Cēyx m sg (genitive Cēȳcis); third declension

1. Ceyx, a son of Lucifer, king of Trachis, and husband of Alcyone

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cēyx
Genitive	Cēȳcis
Dative	Cēȳcī
Accusative	Cēȳca
Ablative	Cēȳce
Vocative	Cēyx

References

• “Ceyx”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press