Phoenix
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînix, “the date (fruit and tree)", "mythical bird”).
Hypernyms
- (genus in Arecaceae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Arecales - order; Arecaceae - family; Coryphoideae - subfamily; Phoeniceae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus in Arecaceae): Phoenix dactylifera - type species; for other species see
Phoenix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
Phoenix (palm) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Phoenix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Phoenix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology
From Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînix), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfiːnɪks/
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Proper noun
Phoenix
- (mythology) A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology.
- (astronomy) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the mythical bird. It lies north of Tucana.
- (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.
- A placename
- The capital city of the state of Arizona in the United States of America, and the county seat of Maricopa County.
- (as "the Phoenix") A nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II.
- A surname.
- A male given name
- A female given name
Related terms
- (astronomy): Phoenicis
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînix), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînix).
Proper noun
Phoenīx m (genitive Phoenīcis); third declension
- (Greek mythology) A companion of Achilles during the Trojan War.
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Phoenīx |
Genitive | Phoenīcis |
Dative | Phoenīcī |
Accusative | Phoenīcem |
Ablative | Phoenīce |
Vocative | Phoenīx |
References
- Phoenix in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Phoenix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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