Cyanolyca
sye-an-oh-LYE-kuh
Genus
The Blue Jay (literally: blue wolf)
Literally: blue wolf
| Part | Meaning | Language | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| cyan- | blue | Greek (cyan) | from Greek kyanos, dark blue |
| -o- | conn ecting vowel | ||
| -ly ca | wolf | Greek (lyc) | from Greek lykos, wolf |
Cyanolyca is a single genus-level compound noun formed from two Greek roots joined by a connecting vowel -o-. The head is lyca (from Greek lykos, wolf), modified by cyano- (blue). It functions as a Latin feminine noun in apposition, treated as first-declension (-a ending).
Pronunciation
- sye-an-oh-LYE-kuh Antepenult rule: penult vowel 'y/i' is short and followed by only one consonant 'c', so stress falls on the antepenult 'ly'.