alectryonn.

Brit.

/əˈlɛktrɪən/, U.S.

/əˈlɛktriˌɑn/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀλεκτρυών.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών (name for) a cock < ἀλέκτωρ cock (see alectory n.) + -ών , suffix forming nouns, perhaps after ἀλκυών halcyon n. or Γηρυών, name of a mythical monster.In Greek mythology, Alectryon was the name of a young man, charged by Ares to stand guard outside the door while he made love to Aphrodite. Alectryon fell asleep, and Helios, the sun, walked in on the couple; as punishment Ares turned Alectryon into a cock.

Chiefly poetic. Now rare.

(A name for) a cock.Quot. 1664 may instead show an instance of (or allusion to) the name of the Greek mythological character (see note in etymology).In quot. 2003: a representation of a cock.

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the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > hen or cock > [noun] > cock

cockeOE

chanticleer?a1300

common astrologera1413

dunghill cock1561

red cock1591

cock-a-doodle-doo1604

roost-cock1606

alectryon1664

stag1730

rooster1772

doodle-doo1785

cock bird1788

1664 W. Austin Atlas under Olympus Ep. Ded. sig. A4 His Voice, as Alectryons, scares away the Bats and Screech-Owls of our Night.

1873 H. W. Longfellow Emma & Eginhard 110 The crowing cock, The Alectryon of the farmyard and the flock.

1876 R. F. Burton Two Trips Gorilla Land I. vi. 160 At ‘Cockerapeak’, or, to speak less unpoetically, when Alectryon sings his hymn to the dawn.

2003 A. T. Fomenko Hist.: Fiction or Sci.? I. vii. 451/3 The obelisk of Pamphilius can be seen in the centre with either an alectryon or a dove on its top.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alectryon
释义	alectryonn. Brit. /əˈlɛktrɪən/, U.S. /əˈlɛktriˌɑn/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀλεκτρυών. Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀλεκτρυών (name for) a cock < ἀλέκτωρ cock (see alectory n.) + -ών , suffix forming nouns, perhaps after ἀλκυών halcyon n. or Γηρυών, name of a mythical monster.In Greek mythology, Alectryon was the name of a young man, charged by Ares to stand guard outside the door while he made love to Aphrodite. Alectryon fell asleep, and Helios, the sun, walked in on the couple; as punishment Ares turned Alectryon into a cock. Chiefly poetic. Now rare. (A name for) a cock.Quot. 1664 may instead show an instance of (or allusion to) the name of the Greek mythological character (see note in etymology).In quot. 2003: a representation of a cock. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Phasianidae (pheasants, etc.) > hen or cock > [noun] > cock cockeOE chanticleer?a1300 common astrologera1413 dunghill cock1561 red cock1591 cock-a-doodle-doo1604 roost-cock1606 alectryon1664 stag1730 rooster1772 doodle-doo1785 cock bird1788 1664 W. Austin Atlas under Olympus Ep. Ded. sig. A4 His Voice, as Alectryons, scares away the Bats and Screech-Owls of our Night. 1873 H. W. Longfellow Emma & Eginhard 110 The crowing cock, The Alectryon of the farmyard and the flock. 1876 R. F. Burton Two Trips Gorilla Land I. vi. 160 At ‘Cockerapeak’, or, to speak less unpoetically, when Alectryon sings his hymn to the dawn. 2003 A. T. Fomenko Hist.: Fiction or Sci.? I. vii. 451/3 The obelisk of Pamphilius can be seen in the centre with either an alectryon or a dove on its top. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1664
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