Phoenix

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Phoenix f

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

References

• Phoenix (palm) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phoenix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Phoenix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Etymology

From Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînix), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiːnɪks/

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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 placename
   1. The capital city of the state of Arizona in the United States of America, and the county seat of Maricopa County.
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

Proper noun

Phoenix m

1. (astronomy) Phoenix

Alternative forms

• Phœnix

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînix), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînix).

Proper noun

Phoenīx m (genitive Phoenīcis); third declension

1. (Greek mythology) A companion of Achilles during the Trojan War.

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

Proper noun

Phoenix f

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