sfinks

See also: Sfinks

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsfəŋks/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

sfinks (plural sfinkse)

  1. (mythology) sphinx

Derived terms

  • sfinksagtig

Danish

Pronunciation

Noun

sfinks c (singular definite sfinksen, plural indefinite sfinkser)

  1. (mythology) sphinx

Declension

Declension of sfinks
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sfinks sfinksen sfinkser sfinkserne
genitive sfinkss sfinksens sfinksers sfinksernes

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Sphinx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsfiŋks/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iŋks
  • Syllabification: sfinks

Noun

sfinks m animal

  1. sphinx (creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal)
  2. sphinx (person who keeps their thoughts and intentions secret)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • sfinksowy

Further reading

  • sfinks in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sfinks in Polish dictionaries at PWN