ἀλκυονίς
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ἀλκυών (alkuṓn) + -ίς (-ís)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /al.ky.o.nís/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /al.ky.oˈnis/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /al.cy.oˈnis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /al.cy.oˈnis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /al.ci.oˈnis/
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Noun
[edit]ἀλκυονίς • (alkuonís) f (genitive ἀλκυονίδος); third declension
- kingfisher, halcyon
- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1085:
- ἡ δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ὑπὲρ ξανθοῖο καρήατος Αἰσονίδαο πωτᾶτ᾽ ἀλκυονὶς λιγυρῇ ὀπὶ θεσπίζουσα λῆξιν ὀρινομένων ἀνέμων
- hē d’ ár’ hupèr xanthoîo karḗatos Aisonídao pōtât’ alkuonìs ligurêi opì thespízousa lêxin orinoménōn anémōn
- ἡ δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ὑπὲρ ξανθοῖο καρήατος Αἰσονίδαο πωτᾶτ᾽ ἀλκυονὶς λιγυρῇ ὀπὶ θεσπίζουσα λῆξιν ὀρινομένων ἀνέμων
Declension
[edit]Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ ἀλκυονῐ́ς hē alkuonĭ́s |
τὼ ἀλκυονῐ́δε tṑ alkuonĭ́de |
αἱ ἀλκυονῐ́δες hai alkuonĭ́des | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς ἀλκυονῐ́δος tês alkuonĭ́dos |
τοῖν ἀλκυονῐ́δοιν toîn alkuonĭ́doin |
τῶν ἀλκυονῐ́δων tôn alkuonĭ́dōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ ἀλκυονῐ́δῐ têi alkuonĭ́dĭ |
τοῖν ἀλκυονῐ́δοιν toîn alkuonĭ́doin |
ταῖς ἀλκυονῐ́σῐ / ἀλκυονῐ́σῐν taîs alkuonĭ́sĭ(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν ἀλκυονῐ́δᾰ tḕn alkuonĭ́dă |
τὼ ἀλκυονῐ́δε tṑ alkuonĭ́de |
τᾱ̀ς ἀλκυονῐ́δᾰς tā̀s alkuonĭ́dăs | ||||||||||
Vocative | ἀλκυονῐ́ς alkuonĭ́s |
ἀλκυονῐ́δε alkuonĭ́de |
ἀλκυονῐ́δες alkuonĭ́des | ||||||||||
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Adjective
[edit]ἀλκυονίς • (alkuonís) m or f (neuter ἀλκυονίδος); third declension
- halcyon days, days during the winter when storms do not occur
Declension
[edit]Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ ἀλκυονῐ́ς hē alkuonĭ́s |
τὼ ἀλκυονῐ́δε tṑ alkuonĭ́de |
αἱ ἀλκυονῐ́δες hai alkuonĭ́des | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς ἀλκυονῐ́δος tês alkuonĭ́dos |
τοῖν ἀλκυονῐ́δοιν toîn alkuonĭ́doin |
τῶν ἀλκυονῐ́δων tôn alkuonĭ́dōn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ ἀλκυονῐ́δῐ têi alkuonĭ́dĭ |
τοῖν ἀλκυονῐ́δοιν toîn alkuonĭ́doin |
ταῖς ἀλκυονῐ́σῐ / ἀλκυονῐ́σῐν taîs alkuonĭ́sĭ(n) | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν ἀλκυονῐ́δᾰ tḕn alkuonĭ́dă |
τὼ ἀλκυονῐ́δε tṑ alkuonĭ́de |
τᾱ̀ς ἀλκυονῐ́δᾰς tā̀s alkuonĭ́dăs | ||||||||||
Vocative | ἀλκυονῐ́ς alkuonĭ́s |
ἀλκυονῐ́δε alkuonĭ́de |
ἀλκυονῐ́δες alkuonĭ́des | ||||||||||
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Usage notes
[edit]Often accompanied by ἡμέραι (hēmérai, “days”), although it can retain the same meaning even if unpaired.
Alternative forms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- ἀλκυόνιον (alkuónion)
- ἀλκυόνιος (alkuónios)
- ἀλκυονίτις (alkuonítis)
- Ἀλκυονὶς θάλαττα (Alkuonìs thálatta)
Derived terms
[edit]- ἀλκῠονίδες ἡμέραι (alkŭonídes hēmérai)
Descendants
[edit]- Greek: αλκυονίδα (alkyonída)
References
[edit]- “ἀλκυονίς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ἀλκυονίδες”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ἀλκυονίς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- ἀλκυονίς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- “ἀλκυονίς”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
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