alcedo
See also: Alcedo
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Etymology
Derived from Latin alcēdō, from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈt͡sedo/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -edo
- Hyphenation: al‧ce‧do
Noun
alcedo (accusative singular alcedon, plural alcedoj, accusative plural alcedojn)
- halcyon, kingfisher
- Synonym: alciono
Derived terms
- alcededo (“Alcedinidae”)
Latin
Alternative forms
- halcēdo
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aɫˈkeː.doː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [al̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛː.d̪o]
Noun
alcēdō f (genitive alcēdinis); third declension
- The halcyon; kingfisher.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | alcēdō | alcēdinēs |
| genitive | alcēdinis | alcēdinum |
| dative | alcēdinī | alcēdinibus |
| accusative | alcēdinem | alcēdinēs |
| ablative | alcēdine | alcēdinibus |
| vocative | alcēdō | alcēdinēs |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- alcedine
- alcēdōnia
Descendants
References
- “alcedo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- "alcedo", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- alcedo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.