feniks
See also: Feniks
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
feniks (plural fenikse)
- (mythology) phoenix
- (figuratively) a unique person; rara avis
- (figuratively) a replacement for something that has been destroyed or perished somehow, especially by fire
Synonyms
- (mythological bird): feniksvoël
Albanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fɛˈniks]
Noun
feniks m (definite feniksi)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | feniks | feniksi | feniksë | feniksët |
| accusative | feniksin | |||
| dative | feniksi | feniksit | feniksëve | feniksëve |
| ablative | feniksësh | |||
Further reading
- “feniks”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1], 1980
- Newmark, L. (1999) “feniks”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfeːnɪks/
Audio: (file)
Noun
feniks m (plural feniksen, diminutive feniksje n)
Descendants
- → Indonesian: feniks
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch feniks (“phoenix”), from Medieval Latin phenix, from Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix), from Egyptian bnw (boinu, “grey heron”). Doublet of foniks and funiks.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈfeniks/ [ˈfe.niks]
- Rhymes: -eniks
- Syllabification: fe‧niks
Noun
feniks (plural feniks-feniks)
- phoenix:
- (mythology) a mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes
- (mythology) a mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang
Proper noun
feniks
- (astronomy) Phoenix: A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the mythical bird. It lies north of Tucana
Alternative forms
Synonyms
Further reading
- “feniks” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin phoenīx.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.ɲiks/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɲiks
- Syllabification: fe‧niks
- Homophone: Feniks
Noun
feniks m animal
- (Greek mythology) phoenix (mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun; it then arises anew from the ashes)
- Phoenix (German breed of long-tailed chicken)
- date palm (any tree of the genus Phoenix)
- Synonym: daktylowiec
Declension
Declension of feniks
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | feniks | feniksy |
| genitive | feniksa | feniksów |
| dative | feniksowi | feniksom |
| accusative | feniksa | feniksy |
| instrumental | feniksem | feniksami |
| locative | feniksie | feniksach |
| vocative | feniksie | feniksy |
Noun
feniks m inan
- (historical) phoenix (Greek silver coin used briefly from 1828 to 1832, divided into 100 lepta)
Declension
Declension of feniks
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | feniks | feniksy |
| genitive | feniksa | feniksów |
| dative | feniksowi | feniksom |
| accusative | feniks | feniksy |
| instrumental | feniksem | feniksami |
| locative | feniksie | feniksach |
| vocative | feniksie | feniksy |
Derived terms
adjectives
- feniksowaty
Related terms
nouns
Further reading
- feniks in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- feniks in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- feniks in PWN's encyclopedia
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fěːniks/
- Hyphenation: fe‧niks
Noun
féniks m inan (Cyrillic spelling фе́никс)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | feniks | feniksi |
| genitive | feniksa | feniksa |
| dative | feniksu | feniksima |
| accusative | feniks | fenikse |
| vocative | fenikse | feniksi |
| locative | feniksu | feniksima |
| instrumental | feniksom | feniksima |
Slovene
Etymology
From Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /féːniks/
Noun
fẹ̑niks m anim
Declension
| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | féniks | ||
| gen. sing. | féniksa | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
féniks | féniksa | féniksi |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
féniksa | féniksov | féniksov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
féniksu | féniksoma | féniksom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
féniksa | féniksa | fénikse |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
féniksu | féniksih | féniksih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
féniksom | féniksoma | féniksi |