Cyclades
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Κυκλάδες (Kukládes), plural of Κυκλάς (Kuklás), from κύκλος (kúklos, “circle, ring”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Cyclades pl
- An Aegean island chain in southeast-central Greece, surrounding the main island Delos, further including the islands of Andros, Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Syra, Tinos and Zea.
Usage notes[edit]
Used with the definite article (The Cyclades), unless some islands are specified.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
island chain
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See also[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Cyclades f pl (plural only)
- the Cyclades
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈky.kla.deːs/, [ˈkʏkɫ̪äd̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.kla.des/, [ˈt͡ʃiːkläd̪es]
Proper noun[edit]
Cycladēs f pl (genitive Cycladum); third declension
- The Cyclades
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
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Nominative | Cycladēs |
Genitive | Cycladum |
Dative | Cycladibus |
Accusative | Cycladēs |
Ablative | Cycladibus |
Vocative | Cycladēs |
References[edit]
- “Cyclades”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cyclades in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Cyclades f pl
- Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1911) of Cíclades.
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