Alcyone

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.

Related terms

• halcyon (kingfishers)
• halcyon days

Translations

Daughter of Atlas

Greek: Αλκυόνη (el) f (Alkyóni)

Portuguese: Alcíone (pt) f

Daughter of Aeolus

Greek: Αλκυόνη (el) f (Alkyóni)

Portuguese: Alcíone (pt) f

Star

German: Alkione Greek: Αλκυόνη (el) f (Alkyóni)

Maori: Matariki Portuguese: Alcíone (pt) f, Alcyone f

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Anagrams

• cyanole

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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

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Alcíone

Proper noun

Alcyone f

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