Phoenix

See also: phoenix, Phönix, phœnix, and Phœnix

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx, “the date (fruit and tree)", "mythical bird”).

Proper noun

Phoenix f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – date palms.

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English

Etymology

From Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfiːnɪks/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːnɪks

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. A place name:
    1. A number of places in Turkey:
      1. A port town of ancient Lycia, in modern Antalya Province, Turkey; modern Finike.
      2. A town of ancient Caria, near modern-day Taşlıca Marmaris district, Muğla Province, Turkey.
    2. A number of places in Greece:
      1. A port town of ancient Crete, in the modern municipality of Sfakia, Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece; modern Loutro.
      2. A port town of ancient Crete, in the modern municipality of Agios Vasileios, Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece; modern Foinikas.
    3. A number of places in the United States:
      2. The capital city of Arizona, and the county seat of Maricopa County.
      3. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Georgia.
      4. A village in Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois.
      5. An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
      6. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
      7. An unincorporated community in Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan.
      8. An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
      9. A neighbourhood of Edison Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
      10. A neighborhood of Sayreville borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey.
      11. A village in Oswego County, New York.
      12. A city in Jackson County, Oregon.
    4. A number of places in Canada:
      1. A community in Clearwater County, Alberta.
      2. A ghost town in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia.
    5. A town north-west of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
  5. (as "the Phoenix") A nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II.
  6. A surname.
  7. A male given name.
  8. A female given name.

Derived terms

Noun

Phoenix

  1. A German breed of long-tailed chicken.
  2. A geometer moth of species Eulithis prunata.
    Alternative form: phoenix
  3. A white variety of grape of German origin used for winemaking.

Translations

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Phoenix m

  1. (astronomy) Phoenix

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Phoenīx m sg (genitive Phoenīcis); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) A companion of Achilles during the Trojan War.
  2. (New Latin) Phoenix (the capital city of Arizona, United States)

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

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.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Phoenix f

  1. Phoenix (a city, the state capital of Arizona, United States)

Spanish

Proper noun

Phoenix f

  1. Phoenix
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