alcyon
English
Noun
alcyon (plural alcyons)
- 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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for alcyon in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
French
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈal.ky.oːn/, [ˈaɫ.kʏ.oːn]
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | alcyōn | alcyonēs |
Genitive | alcyonis | alcyonum |
Dative | alcyonī | alcyonibus |
Accusative | alcyonem | alcyonēs |
Ablative | alcyone | alcyonibus |
Vocative | alcyōn | alcyonēs |
Synonyms
- (kingfisher, halcyon): alcēdō
References
- 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
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