"alcedo" meaning in Latin

See alcedo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [aɫˈkeː.doː] [Classical-Latin], [al̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛː.do] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Derived from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:der|grc:ἀλκυών}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἀλκυών", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "alcedo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="alcedo">, {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|la|grc|ἀλκυών||kingfisher|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”), {{der+|la|grc|ἀλκυών||kingfisher}} Derived from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”), {{cog|grc|Ἀλκείδης}} Ancient Greek Ἀλκείδης (Alkeídēs), {{q|from Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">Ἀλκείδης</i> (Alkeídēs)}} (from Ancient Greek Ἀλκείδης (Alkeídēs)) Head templates: {{la-noun|alcēdō/alcēdin<3>|g=f}} alcēdō f (genitive alcēdinis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|alcēdō/alcēdin<3>}} Forms: alcēdō [canonical, feminine], alcēdinis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], alcēdō [nominative, singular], alcēdinēs [nominative, plural], alcēdinis [genitive, singular], alcēdinum [genitive, plural], alcēdinī [dative, singular], alcēdinibus [dative, plural], alcēdinem [accusative, singular], alcēdinēs [accusative, plural], alcēdine [ablative, singular], alcēdinibus [ablative, plural], alcēdō [singular, vocative], alcēdinēs [plural, vocative], halcēdō [alternative]
  1. The halcyon; kingfisher. Tags: declension-3 Synonyms (kingfisher, halcyon): alcyōn, halcyōn Derived forms: alcedine, alcēdōnia
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