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