LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Cēyx

Cēyx m sg (genitive Cēȳcis or Cēȳcos)
Classical[ˈkeː.yks]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃɛː.iks]

Meaning

  1. Ceyx, a son of Lucifer, king of Trachis, and husband of Alcyone

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeCēyx—
genitiveCēȳcis
Cēȳcos		—
dativeCēȳcī—
accusativeCēȳcem
Cēȳca		—
ablativeCēȳce—
vocativeCēyx—

cēÿx, ȳcis, m., = κήϋξ,
I. the male kingfisher (the female, halcyon), Plin. 32, 8, 27, § 86.—Personified: Cēyx, ȳcis, m., = Κήϋξ, a son of Lucifer, king of Trachis, and husband of Alcyone. Having suffered shipwreck at Delphi, he and his wife were changed to kingfishers, Ov. H. 17 (18), 81; id. M. 11, 272; 11, 544; 11, 739; Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 399.—Acc. Gr. Cēȳca, Ov. M. 11, 727.

Origins

From the Ancient Greek Κήϋξ (Kḗüx).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCeyxCeyx (Κήϋξ), lord of Trachis, was connected by friendship with Heracles. He was the father of Hippasus, who fell in battle fighting as the ally of Her…

Quick answers

What does Cēyx mean in Latin?
Cēyx, a proper noun, means “Ceyx, a son of Lucifer, king of Trachis, and husband of Alcyone”.
What is the genitive of Cēyx?
The genitive singular is Cēȳcis. Cēyx is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Cēyx?
In classical Latin, [ˈkeː.yks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃɛː.iks].