Alcyone

See also: alcyone

English

Etymology

Latin Alcyonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη (Alkuónē).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ælˈsaɪ.əˌni/

Proper noun

Alcyone

  1. (Greek mythology) One of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione.
  2. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx.
  3. (astronomy) One of the stars of the Pleiades star cluster, named after the mythical character.

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Latin

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη (Alkuónē)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /alˈky.o.neː/, [aɫˈkʏ.ɔ.neː]

Proper noun

Alcyonē f (genitive Alcyonēs); first declension

  1. Alcyone

Inflection

First declension, Greek type.

Case Singular
Nominative Alcyonē
Genitive Alcyonēs
Dative Alcyonae
Accusative Alcyonēn
Ablative Alcyonē
Vocative Alcyonē

References
  • Alcyone in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Alcyone in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Alcyone f

  1. (astronomy) Alcyone (one of the Pleiades)
  2. Archaic spelling of Alcíone.
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