Sphinx

sphinx Translingual thumb|Sphinx ligustri Etymology From mul grc Σφίγξ. Proper noun 1 f genus family Sphingidae many species of moths Hypernyms genus ; Sphinginae subfamily subfamily Hyponyms genus Sphinx ligustri species type species; for the many others see 1 References Sphinx (moth) 1 Sphinx (Sphingidae) English Great + of Giza Theban + Alternative forms en Sphynx dated Etymology From en enm Spynx, from en grc Σφίγξ, perhaps from grc σφίγγω bind tightly, to strangle. The appurtenance of egy šzp Szp:p-A53 egy šzp image, statue, sphinx or egy šzp-ꜥnḫ Szp:p-A53-anx-n:x šzp-ꜥnḫ living image remains unclear. Pronunciation en /ˈsfɪŋks/ en En-us-sphinx.ogg US en ɪŋks 1 Proper noun 1 en Q130958 An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids. en the Great Sphinx the Great Sphinx of Giza en Q9335858 en Greek mythology One of the many offspring of Typhon and Echidna, a winged lion-like creature with a woman's face, who dwelt near the city of Thebes in Boeotia and terrorized travelers by posing riddles, killing those who failed to answer correctly; after Oedipus solved her riddle, she committed suicide out of frustration. en the Theban Sphinx the Thebean Sphinx the Sphinx of Thebes Derived terms en sphinx Related terms en Sphingian Sphingine Translations large monument in Egypt Arabic: ar أَبُو الْهَوْل m Armenian: hy Սֆինքս Belarusian: be Сфінкс m Bulgarian: bg Сфинкс m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 斯芬克斯 Sīfēnkèsī Danish: da Sfinksen Dutch: nl Sfinx Estonian: et Sfinks Finnish: fi Sfinksi French: fr Sphinx m Middle French: frm Sphinge f Georgian: ka სფინქსი German: de Sphinx f Greek: el Σφίγγα f Hebrew: he סְפִינְקְס m sfinks Hindi: hi गूढ़ व्यक्ति m Hungarian: hu Szphinx Italian: it Sfinge f Japanese: ja スフィンクス Sufinkusu Korean: ko ^스핑크스 Latvian: lv Sfinksa f Lithuanian: lt Sfinksas m Macedonian: mk Сфинга f Maltese: mt Sfinġa f Marathi: mr स्फिंक्स m Norwegian: no Sfinksen Persian: fa ابوالهول abo-l-howl Polish: pl Sfinks m Portuguese: pt Esfinge f Russian: ru Сфинкс m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Сфи̏нга f Latin: sh Sfȉnga f Slovene: sl Sfinga f Spanish: es Esfinge f Swedish: sv Sfinxen Tajik: tg Абулҳавл Thai: th สฟิงซ์ Ukrainian: uk Сфінкс m Urdu: ur ابوالہول m Vietnamese: vi Nhân sư Greek mythological creature Danish: da sfinks Dutch: nl Sfinx Finnish: fi Sfinksi French: fr Sphinge f Q9335858 Middle French: frm Sphinge f Greek: el Σφίγγα f Ancient Greek: grc Σφίγξ f Italian: it Sfinge f Japanese: ja スフィンクス Sufinkusu Latin: la Sphinx f Marathi: mr स्फिंक्स Norwegian: no sfinks m Polish: pl Sfinks m Portuguese: pt Esfinge f Russian: ru Сфинкс m Spanish: es Esfinge f Swedish: sv Sfinx c Thai: th สฟิงซ์ German: Alemannic German: gsw Sphinx Luxembourgish: lb Sphinx Noun + Sphinges en sphinx a sculpture representing the Theban Sphinx en 1776 Coryat’s Crudities 35 https://books.google.com/books?id=RzO_BUQrzDoC&pg=RA1-PA35 In the third, which leadeth to the fonts and walkes, are two Sphinges very curiouſly carued in braſſe […] Translations sphinx en Ancient Egypt Egypt Egyptian mythology German Etymology From de grc Σφῐ́γξ. Pronunciation de /sfɪŋ(k)s/ de De-Sphinx.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun f,e or m[sometimes in scientific usage with male beings/statues],-:es,e:Sphingen sphinx Usage notes Generally speaking, the word is feminine like its Greek etymon. The masculine is sometimes used in scientific usage when the being or statue in question is male. Since this is the case of the Sphinx of Giza, a hypercorrect belief that the masculine is generally more appropriate may exist in some semi-educated speakers. Declension f,e m[sometimes in scientific usage with male beings/statues],-:es,e:Sphingen Latin Alternative forms la Sphinga ML. Etymology la Sphinx :bor grc:Σφίγξ + 1 Noun Sphinx/Sphing<3.both> f Sphinx Declension ((Sphinx/Sphing<3.both>,Sphinx/Sphing<3.both.Greek>)) Descendants en Sphinx 1 fr Sphinx<q:unadapted borrowing> 1 it Sfinge frm Sphinge pt Esfinge es Esfinge References