Alcíone

See also: alcione and Alcione

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Alcyonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη (Alkuónē).

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /əlˈsi.o.nə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /əlˈsi.u.nə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /alˈsi.o.ne/

Proper noun

Alcíone f

(Greek mythology) Alcyone (daughter of Atlas)
(Greek mythology) Alcyone (daughter of Aeolus)
(astronomy) Alcyone (brightest star in the Pleiades)
Synonym: η Tauri

Related terms

alció

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Alcyone

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Alcyonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκυόνη (Alkuónē).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈsi.o.ni/ [aʊ̯ˈsi.o.ni]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈsi.o.ne/ [aʊ̯ˈsi.o.ne]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈsi.u.nɨ/ [aɫˈsi.u.nɨ]

Hyphenation: Al‧cí‧o‧ne

Proper noun

Alcíone f

(Greek mythology) Alcyone (daughter of Atlas)
(Greek mythology) Alcyone (daughter of Aeolus)

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