"Σφίγξ" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /spʰíŋks/, /sɸiŋks/, /sfiŋks/, /spʰíŋks/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /spʰiŋks/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /sɸiŋks/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /sfiŋks/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /sfiŋks/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly from σφίγγω (sphíngō, “to squeeze, to strangle”) (a Pre-Greek word) or from Egyptian Szp:p-A53-anx-n:x (šzp-ꜥnḫ, “living image”) or Szp:p-A53 (šzp, “image, statue, sphinx”). Etymology templates: {{unc|grc}} Uncertain, {{m|grc|σφίγγω||to squeeze, to strangle}} σφίγγω (sphíngō, “to squeeze, to strangle”), {{der|grc|qsb-grc|-}} Pre-Greek, {{bor|grc|egy|šzp-ꜥnḫ|<hiero>Szp:p-A53-anx-n:x</hiero>|living image|tr=šzp-ꜥnḫ}} Egyptian Szp:p-A53-anx-n:x (šzp-ꜥnḫ, “living image”), {{m|egy|šzp}} šzp, {{m|egy|šzp|<hiero>Szp:p-A53</hiero>|image, statue, sphinx|tr=<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">šzp</i>}} Szp:p-A53 (šzp, “image, statue, sphinx”) Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Σφῐ́γξ|Σφῐγγός|f|third}} Σφῐ́γξ • (Sphínx) f (genitive Σφῐγγός); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Σφῐ́γξ|Σφῐγγός|form=F}} Forms: Σφῐ́γξ [canonical], Sphínx [romanization], Σφῐγγός [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ Σφῐ́γξ [nominative, singular], τὼ Σφῐ́γγε [dual, nominative], αἱ Σφῐ́γγες [nominative, plural], τῆς Σφῐγγός [genitive, singular], τοῖν Σφῐγγοῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν Σφῐγγῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ Σφῐγγῐ́ [dative, singular], τοῖν Σφῐγγοῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς Σφῐγξῐ́ [dative, plural], Σφῐγξῐ́ν [dative, plural], taîs Sphinxí [dative, plural], taîs Sphinxín [dative, plural], τὴν Σφῐ́γγᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ Σφῐ́γγε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς Σφῐ́γγᾰς [accusative, plural], Σφῐ́γξ [singular, vocative], Σφῐ́γγε [dual, vocative], Σφῐ́γγες [plural, vocative]
  1. Sphinx, sphinx Wikipedia link: Sphinx Categories (topical): Mythological creatures Synonyms: Φῑ́ξ (Phī́x) [Boeotian]

Alternative forms

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      "text": "→ Bulgarian: Сфинкс (Sfinks)"
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      "text": "→ Czech: Sfinga"
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        }
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      "text": "→ Danish: Sfinks"
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
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      ],
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    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "et",
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          "expansion": "→ Estonian: Sphinx",
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      "text": "→ Estonian: Sphinx"
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        {
          "args": {
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          "expansion": "→ Finnish: Sfinksi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: Sfinksi"
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "Sphinx",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ French: Sphinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: Sphinx"
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Sphinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Sphinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Sphinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "el",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: Σφιγξ (Sfinx), Σφίγγα (Sfínga)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "he",
            "2": "ספינקס",
            "bor": "1",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Hebrew: ספינקס (Sfinqs)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hebrew: ספינקס (Sfinqs)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "Szfinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: Szfinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: Szfinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "Sphinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: Sphinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: Sphinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "Sfinge",
            "3": "sfinge",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: Sfinge, sfinge",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: Sfinge, sfinge"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "スフィンクス",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "Sufinkusu"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: スフィンクス (Sufinkusu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: スフィンクス (Sufinkusu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "스핑크스",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 스핑크스 (seupingkeuseu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Korean: 스핑크스 (seupingkeuseu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "Sphinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: Sphinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: Sphinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "Sfinksas",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lithuanian: Sfinksas",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lithuanian: Sfinksas"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gv",
            "2": "Sphinx",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Manx: Sphinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Manx: Sphinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "Sfinks",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian: Sfinks",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian: Sfinks"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "os",
            "2": "Сфинкс",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ossetian: Сфинкс (Sfinks)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ossetian: Сфинкс (Sfinks) (Sfinks)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "Sfinks",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: Sfinks",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: Sfinks"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "Esfinge",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: Esfinge",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: Esfinge"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "Sfinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: Sfinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: Sfinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "Сфинкс",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: Сфинкс (Sfinks)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: Сфинкс (Sfinks)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "Сфинга",
            "3": "Sfinga",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: Сфинга, Sfinga",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: Сфинга, Sfinga"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "svince",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sicilian: svince",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sicilian: svince"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "Esfinge",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Esfinge",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: Esfinge"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Sfinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: Sfinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: Sfinx"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "สฟิงซ์",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: สฟิงซ์ (sà-fíng)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: สฟิงซ์ (sà-fíng)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "Сфінкс",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: Сфінкс (Sfinks)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: Сфінкс (Sfinks)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yi",
            "2": "ספֿינקס",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Yiddish: ספֿינקס (sfinks)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Yiddish: ספֿינקס (sfinks)"
    }
  ],
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        "4": "to squeeze, to strangle"
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        "canonical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Sphínx",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Σφῐγγός",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      "roman": "hē Sphínx",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "αἱ Σφῐ́γγες",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "τῆς Σφῐγγός",
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν Σφῐγγοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn Sphingoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν Σφῐγγῶν",
      "roman": "tôn Sphingôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ Σφῐγγῐ́",
      "roman": "têi Sphingí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν Σφῐγγοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn Sphingoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς Σφῐγξῐ́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Σφῐγξῐ́ν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs Sphinxí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs Sphinxín",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν Σφῐ́γγᾰ",
      "roman": "tḕn Sphínga",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ Σφῐ́γγε",
      "roman": "tṑ Sphínge",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς Σφῐ́γγᾰς",
      "roman": "tā̀s Sphíngas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Σφῐ́γξ",
      "roman": "Sphínx",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Σφῐ́γγε",
      "roman": "Sphínge",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Σφῐ́γγες",
      "roman": "Sphínges",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "Σφῐ́γξ",
        "2": "Σφῐγγός",
        "3": "f",
        "4": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "Σφῐ́γξ • (Sphínx) f (genitive Σφῐγγός); third declension",
      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "Σφῐ́γξ",
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  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Mythological creatures",
          "orig": "grc:Mythological creatures",
          "parents": [
            "Fantasy",
            "Mythology",
            "Fiction",
            "Speculative fiction",
            "Culture",
            "Artistic works",
            "Genres",
            "Society",
            "Art",
            "Entertainment",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "Sphinx, sphinx"
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      "id": "en-Σφίγξ-grc-name-42wq2Kul",
      "links": [
        [
          "Sphinx",
          "Sphinx"
        ],
        [
          "sphinx",
          "sphinx"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "Phī́x",
          "tags": [
            "Boeotian"
          ],
          "word": "Φῑ́ξ"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Sphinx"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spʰíŋks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɸiŋks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sfiŋks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spʰíŋks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spʰiŋks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɸiŋks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sfiŋks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sfiŋks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Σφίγξ"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bg",
            "2": "Сфинкс",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bulgarian: Сфинкс (Sfinks)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bulgarian: Сфинкс (Sfinks)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "Esfinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: Esfinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: Esfinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cs",
            "2": "Sfinga",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Czech: Sfinga",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: Sfinga"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "Sfinks",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: Sfinks",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: Sfinks"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "Sfinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: Sfinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: Sfinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Sphinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Sphinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Sphinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "et",
            "2": "Sphinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Estonian: Sphinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Estonian: Sphinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
            "2": "Sfinksi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Finnish: Sfinksi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: Sfinksi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "Sphinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: Sphinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: Sphinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Sphinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Sphinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Sphinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "Σφιγξ",
            "3": "Σφίγγα"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: Σφιγξ (Sfinx), Σφίγγα (Sfínga)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: Σφιγξ (Sfinx), Σφίγγα (Sfínga)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "he",
            "2": "ספינקס",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "Sfinqs"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hebrew: ספינקס (Sfinqs)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hebrew: ספינקס (Sfinqs)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hu",
            "2": "Szfinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hungarian: Szfinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hungarian: Szfinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "Sphinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: Sphinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: Sphinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "Sfinge",
            "3": "sfinge",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: Sfinge, sfinge",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: Sfinge, sfinge"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "スフィンクス",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "Sufinkusu"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: スフィンクス (Sufinkusu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: スフィンクス (Sufinkusu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "스핑크스",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 스핑크스 (seupingkeuseu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Korean: 스핑크스 (seupingkeuseu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "Sphinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: Sphinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: Sphinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "Sfinksas",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lithuanian: Sfinksas",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lithuanian: Sfinksas"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gv",
            "2": "Sphinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Manx: Sphinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Manx: Sphinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "Sfinks",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian: Sfinks",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian: Sfinks"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "os",
            "2": "Сфинкс",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ossetian: Сфинкс (Sfinks)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ossetian: Сфинкс (Sfinks) (Sfinks)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "Sfinks",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: Sfinks",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: Sfinks"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "Esfinge",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: Esfinge",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: Esfinge"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "Sfinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: Sfinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: Sfinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "Сфинкс",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: Сфинкс (Sfinks)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: Сфинкс (Sfinks)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sh",
            "2": "Сфинга",
            "3": "Sfinga",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: Сфинга, Sfinga",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: Сфинга, Sfinga"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "svince",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sicilian: svince",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sicilian: svince"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "Esfinge",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Esfinge",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: Esfinge"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Sfinx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: Sfinx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: Sfinx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "สฟิงซ์",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: สฟิงซ์ (sà-fíng)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: สฟิงซ์ (sà-fíng)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "Сфінкс",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: Сфінкс (Sfinks)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: Сфінкс (Sfinks)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "yi",
            "2": "ספֿינקס",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Yiddish: ספֿינקס (sfinks)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Yiddish: ספֿינקס (sfinks)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "unc"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "σφίγγω",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to squeeze, to strangle"
      },
      "expansion": "σφίγγω (sphíngō, “to squeeze, to strangle”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "qsb-grc",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Pre-Greek",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "egy",
        "3": "šzp-ꜥnḫ",
        "4": "<hiero>Szp:p-A53-anx-n:x</hiero>",
        "5": "living image",
        "tr": "šzp-ꜥnḫ"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian Szp:p-A53-anx-n:x (šzp-ꜥnḫ, “living image”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "šzp"
      },
      "expansion": "šzp",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "šzp",
        "3": "<hiero>Szp:p-A53</hiero>",
        "4": "image, statue, sphinx",
        "tr": "<i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"egy\">šzp</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "Szp:p-A53 (šzp, “image, statue, sphinx”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain. Possibly from σφίγγω (sphíngō, “to squeeze, to strangle”) (a Pre-Greek word) or from Egyptian Szp:p-A53-anx-n:x (šzp-ꜥnḫ, “living image”) or Szp:p-A53 (šzp, “image, statue, sphinx”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Σφῐ́γξ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sphínx",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Σφῐγγός",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ Σφῐ́γξ",
      "roman": "hē Sphínx",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ Σφῐ́γγε",
      "roman": "tṑ Sphínge",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ Σφῐ́γγες",
      "roman": "hai Sphínges",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς Σφῐγγός",
      "roman": "tês Sphingós",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν Σφῐγγοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn Sphingoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν Σφῐγγῶν",
      "roman": "tôn Sphingôn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ Σφῐγγῐ́",
      "roman": "têi Sphingí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν Σφῐγγοῖν",
      "roman": "toîn Sphingoîn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς Σφῐγξῐ́",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Σφῐγξῐ́ν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs Sphinxí",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs Sphinxín",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν Σφῐ́γγᾰ",
      "roman": "tḕn Sphínga",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ Σφῐ́γγε",
      "roman": "tṑ Sphínge",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς Σφῐ́γγᾰς",
      "roman": "tā̀s Sphíngas",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Σφῐ́γξ",
      "roman": "Sphínx",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Σφῐ́γγε",
      "roman": "Sphínge",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Σφῐ́γγες",
      "roman": "Sphínges",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Σφῐ́γξ",
        "2": "Σφῐγγός",
        "3": "f",
        "4": "third"
      },
      "expansion": "Σφῐ́γξ • (Sphínx) f (genitive Σφῐγγός); third declension",
      "name": "grc-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Σφῐ́γξ",
        "2": "Σφῐγγός",
        "form": "F"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ancient Greek 1-syllable words",
        "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
        "Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns",
        "Ancient Greek feminine proper nouns in the third declension",
        "Ancient Greek lemmas",
        "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
        "Ancient Greek proper nouns",
        "Ancient Greek terms borrowed from Egyptian",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from Egyptian",
        "Ancient Greek terms derived from a Pre-Greek substrate",
        "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
        "Ancient Greek terms with unknown etymologies",
        "Ancient Greek third-declension proper nouns",
        "grc:Mythological creatures"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Sphinx, sphinx"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Sphinx",
          "Sphinx"
        ],
        [
          "sphinx",
          "sphinx"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Sphinx"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/spʰíŋks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɸiŋks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sfiŋks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spʰíŋks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spʰiŋks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sɸiŋks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sfiŋks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sfiŋks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "Phī́x",
      "tags": [
        "Boeotian"
      ],
      "word": "Φῑ́ξ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Σφίγξ"
}

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