Κύκνος
See also: κύκνος
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).
Pronunciation
By nature:
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ký.knos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈky.knos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈcy.knos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈcy.knos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈci.knos/
By position:
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ky̌ː.knos/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ˈky.knos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ˈcy.knos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ˈcy.knos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ˈci.knos/
Proper noun
Κύκνος • (Kúknos) m (genitive Κύκνου); second declension
- any individual named Cycnus
- the constellation Cygnus
Inflection
Second declension of ὁ Κῠ́κνος; τοῦ Κῠ́κνου (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Κῠ́κνος ho Kúknos | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Κῠ́κνου toû Kúknou | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Κῠ́κνῳ tôi Kúknōi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Κῠ́κνον tòn Kúknon | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Κῠ́κνε Kúkne | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Κύκνος (Kýknos)
- Latin: Cycnus, Cygnus
References
- “Κύκνος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,007
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κύκνος (Kúknos).
Proper noun
Κύκνος • (Kýknos) m
- (astronomy) Cygnus (constellation)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
Κύκνος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el