See phoenix

Translingual

Etymology

O.E. and O.Fr. fenix, from M.L. phenix, from Gk. phoinix from Ancient Egyptian Fnkhw "Syrian people. Signifies "mythical bird," also "the date" (fruit and tree), also "Phoenician," lit. "purple-red," perhaps a foreign word, or from phoinos "blood-red." Exact relation and order of the senses in Gk. is unclear.

Proper noun

Phoenix

1. : A botanical name at the rank of genus - the date palms
2. : A genus of butterfly in the family Sphingidae

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English

Etymology

From phoenix#Latin|phoenīx < (phoinix)/ (Phoinix).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfiːnɪks/
• An audio transcript can be found at En-uk-Phoenix.ogg
• An audio transcript can be found at en-us-Phoenix.ogg

Proper noun

1. A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology
2. A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the mythical bird. It lies north of Tucana.
3. A character in the Iliad and father of Adonis in Greek mythology or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Europa and Cadmus
4. The capital city of Arizona, United States.
5. A nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II.

Translations

• Finnish:
• French: phénix , phœnix
• German: {{t+|de|Phönix|m}}
• Greek, Ancient: Φοινιξ

• Japanese: {{t-|ja|不死鳥|tr=fushichō|sc=Jpan}}
• Norwegian: {{t+|no|føniks|m}}
• Russian: Феникс
• Spanish:
• Swedish: Fenix

• Finnish:
• French: {{t+|fr|Phénix|m}}
• German: {{t+|de|Phönix|m}}

• Japanese: {{t+|ja|鳳凰座|tr=hōōza|sc=Jpan}}
• Russian: {{t+|ru|Феникс|sc=Cyrl}}
• Spanish:
• Swedish:

• French:
• Japanese: {{t-|ja|フェニックス|tr=Fenikkusu|sc=Jpan}}

• Norwegian:
• Swedish:

• French: (nickname for Japan)

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Latin

Alternative spellings

• Phœnix

Adjective

{{la-adj-3rd-1E|Phoenīx|Phoenicis|Phoenīcis}}

1. Phoenician

Inflection

{{la-decl-3rd-1E-PAR|Phoenix|Phoenīx|Phoenic|Phoenīc}}

Proper noun

Phoenīx

1. In the Context of A companion of Achilles during the Trojan War.

Related terms

• Phoenicia

Category:Latin proper nouns

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