Ceyx
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Κήϋξ (Kḗüx, “Ceyx, a king from Greek mythology who was transformed into a kingfisher”).
Proper noun
[edit]Ceyx m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Alcedinidae.
References
[edit]- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Κήϋξ (Kḗüx).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Ceyx
- (Greek mythology) A king who was transformed into a kingfisher, together with his wife Alcyone.
Further reading
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Alcyone and Ceyx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Ancient Greek Κήϋξ (Kḗüx).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkeː.yks/, [ˈkeːʏks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.iks/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːiks]
Proper noun
[edit]Cēyx m sg (genitive Cēȳcis); third declension
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Cēyx |
| genitive | Cēȳcis |
| dative | Cēȳcī |
| accusative | Cēȳca |
| ablative | Cēȳce |
| vocative | Cēyx |
References
[edit]- “Ceyx”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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