lynx

Etymology

From Middle English lynx, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“white; light; bright”), because of the cat's glowing eyes and ability to see in the dark. Replaced Old English lox.

Pronunciation

• enPR: lĭngks, IPA^(key): /lɪŋks/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋks

Noun

lynx (plural lynxes or lynx)

1. Any of several medium-sized wild cats, mostly of the genus Lynx.

Further reading

• lynx on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Lynx on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Etymology

From Middle Dutch linx, from Latin lynx, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx).

Pronunciation

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Noun

lynx m (plural lynxen, diminutive lynxje n)

1. lynx

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin, from Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛ̃ks/

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Noun

lynx m (plural lynx)

1. a lynx

Further reading

• “lynx” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λύγξ (lúnx).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /lynks/, [lʏŋks]

Noun

lynx c (genitive lyncis); third declension

1. A lynx

   Colla lyncum.

   The necks of the lynxes.

   • Carmina (also Odes) by Horace (Latin text with English translations)

     Quin et Prometheus et Pelopis parens

     dulci laborem decipitur sono

     nec curat Orion leones

     aut timidos agitare lyncas

     Prometheus too and Pelops' sire

     In listening lose the sense of woe;

     Orion hearkens to the lyre,

     And lets the lynx and lion go.

References

• lynx in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lynx in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lynx in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette