Sphinx

See also sphinx

English

Wikipedia

Wikipedia

Proper noun

Sphinx

1. (usually with "the") An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids.
2. (mythology) The demon of destruction and bad luck in Greek mythology.

Synonyms

• (definite: large statue in Egypt): The Great Sphinx, The Great Sphinx of Giza

Derived terms

• Sphingian

Translations

large monument in Egypt

Bosnian: Sfinga f. Danish: Sfinksen Dutch: Sfinx Estonian: Sfinks (et) Finnish: Sfinksi French: Sphinx (fr) m. German: Sphinx (de) f. Italian: Sfinge (it) f. Japanese: スフィンクス (sufinkusu) Korean: 스핑크스 (seupingkeuseu)

Maltese: Sfinġa f. Norwegian: Sfinksen Polish: Sfinks m. Portuguese: Esfinge f. Serbian: Cyrillic: Сфинга f. Roman: Sfinga f. Spanish: Esfinge f. Swedish: Sfinxen

demon of destruction and bad luck

Danish: sfinks (da) Dutch: Sfinx Finnish: Sfinksi Greek: Ancient: Σφίγξ (Sphinx) Modern: Σφίγγα (Sfigga) f. Italian: Sfinge (it) f.

Japanese: スフィンクス (sufinkusu) Norwegian: sfinks (no) m. Polish: Sfinks m. Portuguese: Esfinge f. Spanish: Esfinge f. Swedish: Sfinx c.

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• Alemannic German: Sphinx
• Latin: Sphinx m., Sphingis
• Luxembourgish: Sphinx

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German

Noun

Sphinx f.

1. Sphinx

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Latin

Noun

Sphinx f. (plural: Sphinges)

1. Sphinx