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Adonis.

Adonis

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[aˈdoː.nɪs]Classical-Latin[aˈdɔː.nis]

  1. Adonis

    Greek · declension-3

  2. a river in Phoenicia, now the Abraham River

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *ʔadan-der.? Proto-West Semitic *ʔadān- Phoenician 𐤀𐤃𐤍 (ʾdn)bor.? Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis)bor. Latin Adōnis Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis).

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