ciconia

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See also: Ciconia

Latin

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cicōnia (a stork)

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *kekoh₂n- (stork), a reduplicated derivative of Proto-Indo-European *keh₂n- (to sing), whence also Latin canō (to sing). Cognate to Proto-Germanic *hanô (rooster, cock), Proto-Germanic *hanjō (hen) (whence English hen), Proto-Slavic *kaňa (accipitrid) (whence Russian каню́к (kanjúk, buzzard), Bulgarian ка́ня (kánja, kite), Bulgarian каню́ша (kanjúša, stork) (dialectal)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cicōnia f (genitive cicōniae); first declension

  1. stork
  2. a derisive gesture made with the fingers
  3. a T-shaped instrument used to measure depth of furrows
  4. a transverse pole, mounted on a post, for drawing water

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cicōnia cicōniae
Genitive cicōniae cicōniārum
Dative cicōniae cicōniīs
Accusative cicōniam cicōniās
Ablative cicōniā cicōniīs
Vocative cicōnia cicōniae

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Campidanese: cicònnia, cicogna, tzicònnia
Gallurese: cicona, cicogna
Logudorese: cicònia, cicogna, tzicònnia
Nuorese: tzicogna, ciconna, tziconna
Sassarese: cicogna

References

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