Cyclades
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Κυκλάδες (Kukládes), plural of Κυκλάς (Kuklás), from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle, ring”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Cyclades pl
- An Aegean island chain in southeast-central Greece, surrounding the main island Delos, further including the islands of Andros, Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Syra, Tinos and Zea.
Usage notes edit
Used with the definite article (The Cyclades), unless some islands are specified.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
island chain
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See also edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Cyclades f pl (plural only)
- the Cyclades
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈky.kla.deːs/, [ˈkʏkɫ̪äd̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.kla.des/, [ˈt͡ʃiːkläd̪es]
Proper noun edit
Cycladēs f pl (genitive Cycladum); third declension
- The Cyclades
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
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Nominative | Cycladēs |
Genitive | Cycladum |
Dative | Cycladibus |
Accusative | Cycladēs |
Ablative | Cycladibus |
Vocative | Cycladēs |
References edit
- “Cyclades”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cyclades in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese edit
Proper noun edit
Cyclades f pl
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Cíclades.