iynx

Noun

iynx (plural iynges)

1. Obsolete spelling of jynx [19^th C.]

References

• iynx in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• nixy

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἴυγξ (íunx, “wryneck”, “Jynx torquilla”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /jynks/, [jʏŋks]

Noun

iynx f (genitive iyngis); third declension

1. wryneck (bird)

References

• iynx in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• iynx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• iynx in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• iynx in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray