alcyon
English edit
Noun edit
alcyon (plural alcyons)
References edit
- “alcyon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alcyon m (plural alcyons)
Further reading edit
- “alcyon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈal.ky.oːn/, [ˈäɫ̪kyoːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈal.t͡ʃi.on/, [ˈäl̠ʲt͡ʃion]
Noun edit
alcyōn f (genitive alcyonis); third declension
- The halcyon; kingfisher.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | alcyōn | alcyonēs |
Genitive | alcyonis | alcyonum |
Dative | alcyonī | alcyonibus |
Accusative | alcyonem | alcyonēs |
Ablative | alcyone | alcyonibus |
Vocative | alcyōn | alcyonēs |
Synonyms edit
- (kingfisher, halcyon): alcēdō
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “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.