ἀλκυονίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀλκυών (alkuṓn) +‎ -ίς (-ís)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

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

  1. 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 ligurēî opì thespízousa lêxin orinoménōn anémōn
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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
tēî 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

  1. 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
tēî 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.

Alternative forms

  • ἀλκυόνιον (alkuónion)
  • ἀλκυόνιος (alkuónios)
  • ἀλκυονίτις (alkuonítis)
  • Ἀλκυονὶς θάλαττα (Alkuonìs thálatta)

Derived terms

  • ἀλκῠονίδες ἡμέραι (alkŭonídes hēmérai)

Descendants

  • Greek: αλκυονίδα (alkyonída)

References

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