alcyon

== English == === Noun === alcyon (plural alcyons) Archaic form of halcyon. === References === “alcyon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === calyon, cyanol == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === alcyon m (plural alcyons) halcyon kingfisher === Further reading === “alcyon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Alternative forms === halcyōn === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaɫ.ky.oːn] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈal̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.on] === Noun === alcyōn f (genitive alcyonis); third declension The halcyon; kingfisher. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Synonyms ==== (kingfisher, halcyon): alcēdō ==== Related terms ==== alcēdō Alcyonē ==== Descendants ==== Catalan: alció → English: halcyon French: halcyon Italian: alcione Romanian: alcion Spanish: alción === References === “alcyon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “alcyon”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.