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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /pʰôi̯.niks/, /ˈɸy.niks/, /ˈfi.niks/, /pʰôi̯.niks/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈpʰy.niks/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈɸy.niks/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈfy.niks/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈfi.niks/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: The etymology surrounding all senses remains somewhat unclear. The fact that the dye came exclusively from Phoenicia assures some connection. However, it is unclear if it comes from native Greek or is a Phoenician loanword. The relationship in the sense of "mythical bird" and Egyptian bnw (“phoenix, Bennu bird”) is clear, but some have argued for a Semitic source (possibly Phoenician), perhaps related to the "dye" sense and the bird's red plumage. It has been argued both that the name of the tree derives from the bird and vice versa; it may be significant that Egyptian bnw can also mean both a mythical bird and the fruit of the date tree. Regardless of the etymology, the word traces back to the Mycenaean era, as evidenced by 𐀡𐀛𐀐 (po-ni-ke) and 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀠 (po-ni-ki-pi) (most likely date palm). Compare Hebrew פֻּוָּ֕ה (puw·wā, “a clan's name”) & Arabic فُوَّه (fuwwah, “madder”), a plant whose root yields purple-red dye. Etymology templates: {{m|egy|bnw||phoenix, Bennu bird|sc=Latn}} bnw (“phoenix, Bennu bird”), {{cog|egy|bnw}} Egyptian bnw, {{m|gmy|𐀡𐀛𐀐}} 𐀡𐀛𐀐 (po-ni-ke), {{m|gmy|𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀠}} 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀠 (po-ni-ki-pi), {{cog|he|פֻּוָּ֕ה||a clan's name|tr=puw·wā}} Hebrew פֻּוָּ֕ה (puw·wā, “a clan's name”), {{cog|ar|فُوَّه||madder}} Arabic فُوَّه (fuwwah, “madder”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|φοίνῑκος|m|third|head=φοῖνῐξ}} φοῖνῐξ • (phoînix) m (genitive φοίνῑκος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|φοῖνῐξ|φοίνῑκος|form=M-full}} Forms: φοῖνῐξ [canonical], phoînix [romanization], φοίνῑκος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ὁ φοῖνῐξ [nominative, singular], τὼ φοίνῑκε [dual, nominative], οἱ φοίνῑκες [nominative, plural], τοῦ φοίνῑκος [genitive, singular], τοῖν φοινῑ́κοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν φοινῑ́κων [genitive, plural], τῷ φοίνῑκῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν φοινῑ́κοιν [dative, dual], τοῖς φοίνῑξῐ [dative, plural], φοίνῑξῐν [dative, plural], toîs phoínīxi [dative, plural], toîs phoínīxin [dative, plural], τὸν φοίνῑκᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ φοίνῑκε [accusative, dual], τοὺς φοίνῑκᾰς [accusative, plural], φοῖνῐξ [singular, vocative], φοίνῑκε [dual, vocative], φοίνῑκες [plural, vocative]
  1. purple or crimson
    Sense id: en-φοῖνιξ-grc-noun--8Cvj2wE
  2. palm tree Categories (lifeform): Fruits, Palm trees
    Sense id: en-φοῖνιξ-grc-noun-t0PHd8hs Disambiguation of Fruits: 8 38 25 13 17 Disambiguation of Palm trees: 2 75 10 4 8 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 4 38 13 30 16 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 4 38 13 33 11
  3. date (the fruit of the date palm)
    Sense id: en-φοῖνιξ-grc-noun-fPckc8Hi Categories (other): Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 4 38 13 33 11
  4. phoenix, the mythical bird derived from Egyptian mythology Categories (topical): Colors, Mythological creatures
    Sense id: en-φοῖνιξ-grc-noun-n6x1i54S Disambiguation of Colors: 19 14 5 35 28 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 3 17 6 60 14 Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension: 7 16 5 59 12 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 4 38 13 33 11
  5. (music) A guitar-like instrument invented by the Phoenicians Categories (topical): Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-φοῖνιξ-grc-noun-9Xcb67O5 Categories (other): Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 4 38 13 33 11 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: φοινῑκόπτερος (phoinīkópteros), φοινῑ́κουρος (phoinī́kouros), Φοινῑκοῦς (Phoinīkoûs), φοινῑ́κῐνος (phoinī́kinos)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "phoinīkópteros",
      "word": "φοινῑκόπτερος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "phoinī́kouros",
      "word": "φοινῑ́κουρος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "Phoinīkoûs",
      "word": "Φοινῑκοῦς"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "phoinī́kinos",
      "word": "φοινῑ́κῐνος"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "phoenīx",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: phoenīx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: phoenīx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "փիւնիկ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: փիւնիկ (pʻiwnik), փիւնիկս (pʻiwniks), փիւնիկոս (pʻiwnikos), փիւնիքս (pʻiwnikʻs), փոնիքս (pʻonikʻs)\n→ Armenian: փյունիկ (pʻyunik) (learned)\n→ Old Georgian: ფუვინკაჲ (puvinḳay)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: փիւնիկ (pʻiwnik), փիւնիկս (pʻiwniks), փիւնիկոս (pʻiwnikos), փիւնիքս (pʻiwnikʻs), փոնիքս (pʻonikʻs)\n→ Armenian: փյունիկ (pʻyunik) (learned)\n→ Old Georgian: ფუვინკაჲ (puvinḳay)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oge",
            "2": "ფჳნიქსი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Georgian: ფჳნიქსი (pwiniksi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Georgian: ფჳნიქსი (pwiniksi)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "bnw",
        "3": "",
        "4": "phoenix, Bennu bird",
        "sc": "Latn"
      },
      "expansion": "bnw (“phoenix, Bennu bird”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "bnw"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian bnw",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmy",
        "2": "𐀡𐀛𐀐"
      },
      "expansion": "𐀡𐀛𐀐 (po-ni-ke)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmy",
        "2": "𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀠"
      },
      "expansion": "𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀠 (po-ni-ki-pi)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "פֻּוָּ֕ה",
        "3": "",
        "4": "a clan's name",
        "tr": "puw·wā"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew פֻּוָּ֕ה (puw·wā, “a clan's name”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "فُوَّه",
        "3": "",
        "4": "madder"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic فُوَّه (fuwwah, “madder”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The etymology surrounding all senses remains somewhat unclear. The fact that the dye came exclusively from Phoenicia assures some connection. However, it is unclear if it comes from native Greek or is a Phoenician loanword. The relationship in the sense of \"mythical bird\" and Egyptian bnw (“phoenix, Bennu bird”) is clear, but some have argued for a Semitic source (possibly Phoenician), perhaps related to the \"dye\" sense and the bird's red plumage. It has been argued both that the name of the tree derives from the bird and vice versa; it may be significant that Egyptian bnw can also mean both a mythical bird and the fruit of the date tree. Regardless of the etymology, the word traces back to the Mycenaean era, as evidenced by 𐀡𐀛𐀐 (po-ni-ke) and 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀠 (po-ni-ki-pi) (most likely date palm). Compare Hebrew פֻּוָּ֕ה (puw·wā, “a clan's name”) & Arabic فُوَّه (fuwwah, “madder”), a plant whose root yields purple-red dye.",
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    {
      "form": "φοῖνῐξ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phoînix",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "φοίνῑκος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ φοῖνῐξ",
      "roman": "ho phoînix",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὼ φοίνῑκε",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ φοίνῑκες",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ φοίνῑκος",
      "roman": "toû phoínīkos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν φοινῑ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn phoinī́koin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν φοινῑ́κων",
      "roman": "tôn phoinī́kōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ φοίνῑκῐ",
      "roman": "tôi phoínīki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν φοινῑ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn phoinī́koin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς φοίνῑξῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φοίνῑξῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs phoínīxi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs phoínīxin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν φοίνῑκᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn phoínīka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ φοίνῑκε",
      "roman": "tṑ phoínīke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς φοίνῑκᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs phoínīkas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φοῖνῐξ",
      "roman": "phoînix",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φοίνῑκε",
      "roman": "phoínīke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φοίνῑκες",
      "roman": "phoínīkes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "φοίνῑκος",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "φοῖνῐξ"
      },
      "expansion": "φοῖνῐξ • (phoînix) m (genitive φοίνῑκος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "φοῖνῐξ",
        "2": "φοίνῑκος",
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      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "purple or crimson"
      ],
      "id": "en-φοῖνιξ-grc-noun--8Cvj2wE",
      "links": [
        [
          "purple",
          "purple"
        ],
        [
          "crimson",
          "crimson"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 38 13 30 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 38 13 33 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 38 25 13 17",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Fruits",
          "orig": "grc:Fruits",
          "parents": [
            "Foods",
            "Plants",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 75 10 4 8",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Palm trees",
          "orig": "grc:Palm trees",
          "parents": [
            "Commelinids",
            "Trees",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "palm tree"
      ],
      "id": "en-φοῖνιξ-grc-noun-t0PHd8hs",
      "links": [
        [
          "palm tree",
          "palm tree"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 38 13 33 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "date (the fruit of the date palm)"
      ],
      "id": "en-φοῖνιξ-grc-noun-fPckc8Hi",
      "links": [
        [
          "date",
          "date"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 16 5 59 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 38 13 33 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 14 5 35 28",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Colors",
          "orig": "grc:Colors",
          "parents": [
            "Light",
            "Vision",
            "Energy",
            "Senses",
            "Nature",
            "Perception",
            "All topics",
            "Body",
            "Fundamental",
            "Human"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 17 6 60 14",
          "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+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "phoenix, the mythical bird derived from Egyptian mythology"
      ],
      "id": "en-φοῖνιξ-grc-noun-n6x1i54S",
      "links": [
        [
          "phoenix",
          "phoenix"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Musical instruments",
          "orig": "grc:Musical instruments",
          "parents": [
            "Music",
            "Tools",
            "Art",
            "Sound",
            "Technology",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "All topics",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 38 13 33 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A guitar-like instrument invented by the Phoenicians"
      ],
      "id": "en-φοῖνιξ-grc-noun-9Xcb67O5",
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "Phoenicians",
          "Phoenicians"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) A guitar-like instrument invented by the Phoenicians"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰôi̯.niks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸy.niks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfi.niks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰôi̯.niks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʰy.niks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸy.niks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfy.niks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfi.niks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "φοῖνιξ"
}
{
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    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek properispomenon terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "grc:Colors",
    "grc:Fruits",
    "grc:Mythological creatures",
    "grc:Palm trees"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "phoinīkópteros",
      "word": "φοινῑκόπτερος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "phoinī́kouros",
      "word": "φοινῑ́κουρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Phoinīkoûs",
      "word": "Φοινῑκοῦς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "phoinī́kinos",
      "word": "φοινῑ́κῐνος"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "phoenīx",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: phoenīx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: phoenīx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xcl",
            "2": "փիւնիկ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Armenian: փիւնիկ (pʻiwnik), փիւնիկս (pʻiwniks), փիւնիկոս (pʻiwnikos), փիւնիքս (pʻiwnikʻs), փոնիքս (pʻonikʻs)\n→ Armenian: փյունիկ (pʻyunik) (learned)\n→ Old Georgian: ფუვინკაჲ (puvinḳay)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Armenian: փիւնիկ (pʻiwnik), փիւնիկս (pʻiwniks), փիւնիկոս (pʻiwnikos), փիւնիքս (pʻiwnikʻs), փոնիքս (pʻonikʻs)\n→ Armenian: փյունիկ (pʻyunik) (learned)\n→ Old Georgian: ფუვინკაჲ (puvinḳay)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oge",
            "2": "ფჳნიქსი",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Georgian: ფჳნიქსი (pwiniksi)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Georgian: ფჳნიქსი (pwiniksi)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "bnw",
        "3": "",
        "4": "phoenix, Bennu bird",
        "sc": "Latn"
      },
      "expansion": "bnw (“phoenix, Bennu bird”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "bnw"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian bnw",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmy",
        "2": "𐀡𐀛𐀐"
      },
      "expansion": "𐀡𐀛𐀐 (po-ni-ke)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmy",
        "2": "𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀠"
      },
      "expansion": "𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀠 (po-ni-ki-pi)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "פֻּוָּ֕ה",
        "3": "",
        "4": "a clan's name",
        "tr": "puw·wā"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew פֻּוָּ֕ה (puw·wā, “a clan's name”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "فُوَّه",
        "3": "",
        "4": "madder"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic فُوَّه (fuwwah, “madder”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The etymology surrounding all senses remains somewhat unclear. The fact that the dye came exclusively from Phoenicia assures some connection. However, it is unclear if it comes from native Greek or is a Phoenician loanword. The relationship in the sense of \"mythical bird\" and Egyptian bnw (“phoenix, Bennu bird”) is clear, but some have argued for a Semitic source (possibly Phoenician), perhaps related to the \"dye\" sense and the bird's red plumage. It has been argued both that the name of the tree derives from the bird and vice versa; it may be significant that Egyptian bnw can also mean both a mythical bird and the fruit of the date tree. Regardless of the etymology, the word traces back to the Mycenaean era, as evidenced by 𐀡𐀛𐀐 (po-ni-ke) and 𐀡𐀛𐀑𐀠 (po-ni-ki-pi) (most likely date palm). Compare Hebrew פֻּוָּ֕ה (puw·wā, “a clan's name”) & Arabic فُوَّه (fuwwah, “madder”), a plant whose root yields purple-red dye.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "φοῖνῐξ",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phoînix",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φοίνῑκος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ φοῖνῐξ",
      "roman": "ho phoînix",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ φοίνῑκε",
      "roman": "tṑ phoínīke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ φοίνῑκες",
      "roman": "hoi phoínīkes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ φοίνῑκος",
      "roman": "toû phoínīkos",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν φοινῑ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn phoinī́koin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν φοινῑ́κων",
      "roman": "tôn phoinī́kōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ φοίνῑκῐ",
      "roman": "tôi phoínīki",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν φοινῑ́κοιν",
      "roman": "toîn phoinī́koin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς φοίνῑξῐ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φοίνῑξῐν",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs phoínīxi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "toîs phoínīxin",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν φοίνῑκᾰ",
      "roman": "tòn phoínīka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ φοίνῑκε",
      "roman": "tṑ phoínīke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς φοίνῑκᾰς",
      "roman": "toùs phoínīkas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φοῖνῐξ",
      "roman": "phoînix",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φοίνῑκε",
      "roman": "phoínīke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "φοίνῑκες",
      "roman": "phoínīkes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "φοίνῑκος",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "third",
        "head": "φοῖνῐξ"
      },
      "expansion": "φοῖνῐξ • (phoînix) m (genitive φοίνῑκος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "φοῖνῐξ",
        "2": "φοίνῑκος",
        "form": "M-full"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "purple or crimson"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "purple",
          "purple"
        ],
        [
          "crimson",
          "crimson"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "palm tree"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "palm tree",
          "palm tree"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "date (the fruit of the date palm)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "date",
          "date"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "phoenix, the mythical bird derived from Egyptian mythology"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "phoenix",
          "phoenix"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "grc:Musical instruments"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A guitar-like instrument invented by the Phoenicians"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "Phoenicians",
          "Phoenicians"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) A guitar-like instrument invented by the Phoenicians"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰôi̯.niks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸy.niks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfi.niks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pʰôi̯.niks/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpʰy.niks/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɸy.niks/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfy.niks/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfi.niks/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "φοῖνιξ"
}

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