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sfinx.

sphinx

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/sfɪŋks/

  1. sphinx

    masculine
    Zwartkwartsen sfinx, oordeel over mijn gelofte.

  2. A statue of a sphinx.

    masculine
    De Sfinx van Gizeh is de bekendste sfinx.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin sphinx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx), possibly either from σφίγγω (sphíngō, “to squeeze, to strangle”), or from Egyptian Szp:p-A53-anx-n:x (šzp-ꜥnḫ, “divine image”, literally “living image”).

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