Phoenix
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînix, “the date (fruit and tree)", "mythical bird”).
Proper noun
editPhoenix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – date palms.
Hypernyms
edit- (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
edit- (genus in Arecaceae): Phoenix dactylifera - type species; for other species see Phoenix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
edit- Phoenix (palm) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Phoenix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Phoenix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînix), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînix).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPhoenix
- (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 place name:
- A number of places in Turkey:
- A number of places in Greece:
- A number of places in the United States:
- The capital city of Arizona, and the county seat of Maricopa County.
- An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Georgia.
- A village in Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
- An unincorporated community in Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
- A neighbourhood of Edison Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
- A neighborhood of Sayreville borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
- A village in Oswego County, New York.
- A city in Jackson County, Oregon.
- A number of places in Canada:
- A community of Clearwater County, Alberta.
- A ghost town in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia.
- A town north-west of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
- (as "the Phoenix") A nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II.
- A surname.
- A male given name
- A female given name
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- (astronomy): Phoenicis
- (capital city of Arizona, United States): Phoenician
Translations
editmythical firebird
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constellation
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capital city of Arizona, United States
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Dutch
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editPhoenix m
Latin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînix), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpʰoe̯.niːks/, [ˈpʰoe̯niːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfe.niks/, [ˈfɛːniks]
Proper noun
editPhoenīx m sg (genitive Phoenīcis); third declension
- (Greek mythology) A companion of Achilles during the Trojan War.
- (New Latin) Phoenix (the capital city of Arizona, United States).
Declension
editThird-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Phoenīx |
genitive | Phoenīcis |
dative | Phoenīcī |
accusative | Phoenīcem |
ablative | Phoenīce |
vocative | Phoenīx |
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “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.
Portuguese
editProper noun
editPhoenix f
- Phoenix (a city, the state capital of Arizona, United States)
Spanish
editProper noun
editPhoenix f
- Phoenix
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