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Phoenix.

Phoenician (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpʰoe̯.niːks]Classical-Latin[ˈfɛː.niks]

  1. Phoenician (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).

adj[ˈpʰoe̯.niːks]Classical-Latin[ˈfɛː.niks]

  1. Phoenician

    declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).

name[ˈpʰoe̯.niːks]Classical-Latin[ˈfɛː.niks]

  1. Phoenix (a companion of Achilles to the Trojan War in the Iliad, son of Amyntor and father of Adonis)

    Greek · declension-3

  2. Phoenix (a son of Agenor and Telephassa, brother of Europa and Cadmus, eponym of Phoenicia)

    Greek · declension-3

  3. Phoenix (the capital city of Arizona, United States)

    New-Latin · declension-3
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).

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