αλκυονίδα
See also: ἀλκυονίδα
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Koine Greek ἀλκῠονίς f (alkuonís, “of halcyon”) from the accusative singurlar "τὴν ἀλκῠονίδα" (tḕn alkuonída).
By ellipsis of ημέρα f (iméra, “day”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.ci.oˈni.ða/
- Hyphenation: αλ‧κυ‧ο‧νί‧δα
Noun
αλκυονίδα • (alkyonída) f (plural αλκυονίδες)
- a halcyon day (hot winter day), singular of αλκυονίδες (alkyonídes), elliptical form of αλκυονίδες ημέρες (alkyonídes iméres)
Declension
declension of αλκυονίδα
| case \ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αλκυονίδα • | αλκυονίδες • |
| genitive | αλκυονίδας • | αλκυονίδων • |
| accusative | αλκυονίδα • | αλκυονίδες • |
| vocative | αλκυονίδα • | αλκυονίδες • |
Further reading
- αλκυονίδα, αλκυονίδες - Georgakas, Demetrius, 1908-1990 (1960-2009) A Modern Greek-English Dictionary [MGED online, 2009. letter α only], Centre for the Greek language
- αλκυονίδες - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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