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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄλκων (Álkōn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Alcō m sg (genitive Alcōnis); third declension
- a male given name from Ancient Greek — anciently held by:
- a son of Astraea
- a Sicilian craftsman
- a founder in bronze
- a slave
- an inhabitant of Saguntum
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- (Alcōn) Alco (Alcōn) in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 96/1.