Ἀλκυόνη

See also: αλκυόνη and Αλκυόνη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Possibly connected to ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”), though that may be a folk etymology.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἀλκῠόνη • (Alkŭónē) f (genitive Ἀλκῠόνης); first declension

  1. (Greek mythology) a female given name, Alcyone, the name of several figures in Greek mythology.

Declension

First declension of ἡ Ᾰ̓λκῠόνη; τῆς Ᾰ̓λκῠόνης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ᾰ̓λκῠόνη
hē Ălkŭónē
Genitive τῆς Ᾰ̓λκῠόνης
tês Ălkŭónēs
Dative τῇ Ᾰ̓λκῠόνῃ
tēî Ălkŭónēi
Accusative τὴν Ᾰ̓λκῠόνην
tḕn Ălkŭónēn
Vocative Ᾰ̓λκῠόνη
Ălkŭónē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Greek: Αλκυόνη (Alkyóni)
  • → Latin: Alcyonē (see there for further descendants)
  • → Russian: Альцио́на (Alʹcióna)

Further reading

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