Κύκνος

See also: κύκνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”).

Pronunciation

By nature:

 

• IPA^(key): /ký.knos/ → /ˈcy.knos/ → /ˈci.knos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ký.knos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈky.knos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈcy.knos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈcy.knos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈci.knos/

By position:

 

• IPA^(key): /ky̌ː.knos/ → /ˈcy.knos/ → /ˈci.knos/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ky̌ː.knos/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈky.knos/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈcy.knos/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈcy.knos/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈci.knos/

Proper noun

Κύκνος • (Kúknos) m (genitive Κύκνου); second declension

1. any individual named Cycnus
2. the constellation Cygnus

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Κῠ́κνος; τοῦ Κῠ́κνου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Κῠ́κνος ho Kúknos
Genitive	τοῦ Κῠ́κνου toû Kúknou
Dative	τῷ Κῠ́κνῳ tôi Kúknōi
Accusative	τὸν Κῠ́κνον tòn Kúknon
Vocative	Κῠ́κνε Kúkne
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Κύκνος (Kýknos)
• Latin: Cycnus, Cygnus

References

• “Κύκνος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,007

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κύκνος (Kúknos)

Proper noun

Κύκνος • (Kýknos) m

1. (astronomy) Cygnus (constellation)

Declension

  Κύκνος

case     \     number	singular
nominative	Κύκνος •
genitive	Κύκνου •
accusative	Κύκνο •
vocative	Κύκνο •

Further reading

• Κύκνος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el