ἀλκυονίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀλκυών (alkuṓn) +‎ -ίς (-ís)

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /al.ky.o.nís/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /al.ky.oˈnis/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /al.cy.oˈnis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /al.cy.oˈnis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /al.ci.oˈnis/

Mark the vowel length of the ambiguous vowels ἀ, υ and ί by adding a macron after each one if it is long, or a breve if it is short. By default, Module:grc-pronunciation assumes it is short if unmarked.

Noun

ἀλκυονίς • (alkuonís) f (genitive ἀλκυονίδος); third declension

kingfisher, halcyon
- Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1085:
  ἡ δ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ὑπὲρ ξανθοῖο καρήατος Αἰσονίδαο πωτᾶτ᾽ ἀλκυονὶς λιγυρῇ ὀπὶ θεσπίζουσα λῆξιν ὀρινομένων ἀνέμων
  hē d’ ár’ hupèr xanthoîo karḗatos Aisonídao pōtât’ alkuonìs ligurêi opì thespízousa lêxin orinoménōn anémōn

Declension

Third declension of ἡ ἀλκυονῐ́ς; τῆς ἀλκυονῐ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀλκυονῐ́ς hē alkuonĭ́s	τὼ ἀλκυονῐ́δε tṑ alkuonĭ́de	αἱ ἀλκυονῐ́δες hai alkuonĭ́des
Genitive	τῆς ἀλκυονῐ́δος tês alkuonĭ́dos	τοῖν ἀλκυονῐ́δοιν toîn alkuonĭ́doin	τῶν ἀλκυονῐ́δων tôn alkuonĭ́dōn
Dative	τῇ ἀλκυονῐ́δῐ têi alkuonĭ́dĭ	τοῖν ἀλκυονῐ́δοιν toîn alkuonĭ́doin	ταῖς ἀλκυονῐ́σῐ / ἀλκυονῐ́σῐν taîs alkuonĭ́sĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν ἀλκυονῐ́δᾰ tḕn alkuonĭ́dă	τὼ ἀλκυονῐ́δε tṑ alkuonĭ́de	τᾱ̀ς ἀλκυονῐ́δᾰς tā̀s alkuonĭ́dăs
Vocative	ἀλκυονῐ́ς alkuonĭ́s	ἀλκυονῐ́δε alkuonĭ́de	ἀλκυονῐ́δες alkuonĭ́des
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Adjective

ἀλκυονίς • (alkuonís) m or f (neuter ἀλκυονίδος); third declension

halcyon days, days during the winter when storms do not occur

Declension

Third declension of ἡ ἀλκυονῐ́ς; τῆς ἀλκυονῐ́δος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ἡ ἀλκυονῐ́ς hē alkuonĭ́s	τὼ ἀλκυονῐ́δε tṑ alkuonĭ́de	αἱ ἀλκυονῐ́δες hai alkuonĭ́des
Genitive	τῆς ἀλκυονῐ́δος tês alkuonĭ́dos	τοῖν ἀλκυονῐ́δοιν toîn alkuonĭ́doin	τῶν ἀλκυονῐ́δων tôn alkuonĭ́dōn
Dative	τῇ ἀλκυονῐ́δῐ têi alkuonĭ́dĭ	τοῖν ἀλκυονῐ́δοιν toîn alkuonĭ́doin	ταῖς ἀλκυονῐ́σῐ / ἀλκυονῐ́σῐν taîs alkuonĭ́sĭ(n)
Accusative	τὴν ἀλκυονῐ́δᾰ tḕn alkuonĭ́dă	τὼ ἀλκυονῐ́δε tṑ alkuonĭ́de	τᾱ̀ς ἀλκυονῐ́δᾰς tā̀s alkuonĭ́dăs
Vocative	ἀλκυονῐ́ς alkuonĭ́s	ἀλκυονῐ́δε alkuonĭ́de	ἀλκυονῐ́δες alkuonĭ́des
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension. Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Usage notes

Often accompanied by ἡμέραι (hēmérai, “days”), although it can retain the same meaning even if unpaired.

Descendants

Greek: αλκυονίδα (alkyonída)

References

“ἀλκυονίς”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ἀλκυονίδες”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
ἀλκυονίς in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
ἀλκυονίς in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
“ἀλκυονίς”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011

ἀλκυονίς

Ancient Greek

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