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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κυκλάδες (Kukládes), plural of Κυκλάς (Kuklás), from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle, ring”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saɪkleɪdz/, /ˈsɪklədiːz/
Proper noun
Cyclades pl
- An Aegean island chain in southeast-central Greece, surrounding the main island Delos, further including the islands of Andros, Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Syra, Tinos and Zea.
Usage notes
Used with the definite article (The Cyclades), unless some islands are specified.
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French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cyclades f pl (plural only)
- the Cyclades
Latin
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cycladēs f pl (genitive Cycladum); third declension
- The Cyclades
Declension
Third-declension noun, plural only.
References
- “Cyclades”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cyclades in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Proper noun
Cyclades f pl
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Cíclades.