LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

alcēdō

alcēdō f (genitive alcēdinis)
Classical[aɫˈkeː.doː]Ecclesiastical[al̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛː.do]

Meaning

  1. The halcyon; kingfisher.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

avis maritima, quae in aquā nīdum facit
alcēdō -inis (f) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 23

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealcēdōalcēdinēs
genitivealcēdinisalcēdinum
dativealcēdinīalcēdinibus
accusativealcēdinemalcēdinēs
ablativealcēdinealcēdinibus
vocativealcēdōalcēdinēs

alcēdo (halc-), ĭnis, later † alcyon (halc-), ĭnis, f., = ἀλκυών [O. H. Germ. alacra; the forms halcedo, halcyon arose from a fancied connection with ἅλς = the sea],
I. the kingfisher, halcyon: Alcedo hispida, Linn.: Alcedo dicebatur ab antiquis pro alcyone, Paul. ex Fest. p. 7 Müll.: haec avis nunc Graece dicitur ἁλκυών, a nostris halcedo; sed hieme quod pullos dicitur tranquillo mari facere, eos dies halcyonios appellant (Gr. ἁλκυονίδες ἡμέραι, Aristoph. Av. 1594 Bergk), halcyon-days, Varr. L. L. 7, § 88 Müll.; Plaut. Poen. 1, 2, 142; cf. Plin. 10, 32, 47.

Origins

Derived from Ancient Greek ἀλκυών (alkuṓn, “kingfisher”).

Descendants
  • Spanishalcedón
  • Esperantoalcedo
  • TranslingualAlcedo
  • Volapüklaseod

Quick answers

What does alcēdō mean in Latin?
alcēdō, a noun, means “The halcyon; kingfisher.”.
What is the genitive of alcēdō?
The genitive singular is alcēdinis. alcēdō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce alcēdō?
In classical Latin, [aɫˈkeː.doː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [al̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛː.do].