Phoenix

See also phoenix

Translingual

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoinix), Φοῖνιξ (Phoinix), from Egyptian Fnkhw (“Syrian people”). Signifies "mythical bird," also "the date" (fruit and tree), also "Phoenician," literally "purple-red," perhaps a foreign word, or from phoinos (“blood-red”). Exact relation and order of the senses in Greek is unclear.

Proper noun

Phoenix

1. A taxonomic genus within the tribe Phoeniceae—the date palms.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Sphingidae—certain butterflies.

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English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoinix), Φοῖνιξ (Phoinix)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfiːnɪks/

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Proper noun

Phoenix

1. (mythology) A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology
2. (astronomy) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the mythical bird. It lies north of Tucana.
3. (Greek mythology) 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.

Derived terms

• Phoenicis

Translations

mythical firebird

• Ancient Greek: Φοῖνιξ
• Czech: Fénix (cs) m
• Danish: Føniks (da) c
• Faroese: Føniks (fo) m
• Finnish: feeniks (fi)
• French: phénix (fr) m, phœnix (fr) m
• German: Phönix (de) m
• Hungarian: főnix (hu)
• Japanese: 不死鳥 (ja) (fushichō)

• Marathi: फीनिक्स (mr) (fīniksa)
• Norwegian: føniks (no) m
• Polish: Feniks (pl) m
• Portuguese (Europe): Fénix (pt)
• Russian: Феникс (ru) (Féniks) m
• Slovak: Fénix (sk) m
• Spanish: Fénix (es)
• Swedish: Fenix (sv)

constellation

• Czech: Fénix (cs) m, souhvězdí Fénixe (cs) n
• Danish: Føniks (da)
• Finnish: Feeniks (fi)
• French: Phénix (fr) m
• German: Phönix (de) m

• Japanese: 鳳凰座 (ja) (hōōza)
• Malay: Feniks (ms)
• Russian: Феникс (ru) (Féniks) m
• Spanish: Phoenix (es)
• Swedish: Fenix (sv)

capital city of Arizona, United States

• Danish: Phoenix (da)
• French: Phoenix (fr)
• Japanese: フェニックス (ja) (Fenikkusu)
• Latvian: Fīniksa (lv)
• Lithuanian: Finiksas (lt)
• Marathi: फीनिक्स (mr) (fīniksa)

• Navajo: Hoozdo
• Norwegian: Phoenix (no)
• Russian: Финикс (ru) (Fíniks) m
• Swedish: Phoenix (sv)
• Turkish: Phoenix (tr)

nickname for Japan

• French: Phénix (fr)

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Proper noun

Phoenix m

1. (astronomy) Phoenix

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Alternative forms

• Phœnix

Etymology

Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoinix), Φοῖνιξ (Phoinix)

Proper noun

Phoenīx (genitive Phoenīcis); m, third declension

1. (Greek mythology) A companion of Achilles during the Trojan War.

Related terms

• Phoenīcia
• phoenīx