Alcyone

== English == === Etymology === Latin Alcyonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη (Alkuónē), from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn), which is considered to be of Pre-Greek origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ælˈsaɪ.əˌni/ === Proper noun === Alcyone (Greek mythology) One of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione. (Greek mythology) Daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx. (astronomy) One of the stars of the Pleiades star cluster, named after the mythical character. ==== Related terms ==== halcyon (“kingfisher”) halcyon days ==== Translations ==== === See also === (Behenian fixed stars) Alcyone, Aldebaran, Algol, Algorab, Alkaid, Alphecca, Antares, Arcturus, Capella, Deneb Algedi, Procyon, Regulus, Sirius, Spica, Vega === Anagrams === cyanole == Latin == === Etymology === Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη (Alkuónē) === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aɫˈky.ɔ.neː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [al̠ʲˈt͡ʃiː.o.ne] === Proper noun === Alcyonē f sg (genitive Alcyonēs); first declension Alcyone ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (feminine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ē), singular only. ==== Descendants ==== Catalan: Alcíone → English: Alcyone → German: Alkione Italian: Alcione Portuguese: Alcíone, Alcyone === References === “Alcyone”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Alcyone”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Alcíone === Proper noun === Alcyone f (astronomy) Alcyone (one of the Pleiades) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Alcíone