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Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.ci.oˈni.ðes/
- Hyphenation: αλ‧κυ‧ο‧νί‧δες
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἀλκυονίδες (alkuonídes), substantivised plural of ἀλκυονίς (alkuonís) by ellipsis of ἡμέραι (hēmérai, “days”).[1][2]
Noun
αλκυονίδες • (alkyonídes) f pl
- ellipsis of αλκυονίδες ημέρες (alkyonídes iméres, “hot winter days, halcyon days”) by ellipsis of ημέρες (iméres, “days”)
Declension
Also, less frequent singular: αλκυονίδα (alkyonída) by ellipsis of ημέρα (iméra, “day”)
Declension of αλκυονίδες
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plural
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αλκυονίδες (alkyonídes)
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| genitive
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αλκυονίδων (alkyonídon)
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| accusative
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αλκυονίδες (alkyonídes)
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| vocative
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αλκυονίδες (alkyonídes)
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Etymology 2
Inflectional form.
Noun
αλκυονίδες • (alkyonídes) f
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of αλκυονίδα (alkyonída)
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