See Σφίγξ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"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": "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"
}
],
"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": "Sphĭ́nx",
"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 Sphĭ́nx",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "τὼ Σφῐ́γγε",
"roman": "tṑ Sphĭ́nge",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dual",
"nominative"
]
},
{
"form": "αἱ Σφῐ́γγες",
"roman": "hai Sphĭ́nges",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "τῆς Σφῐγγός",
"roman": "tês Sphĭngós",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "τοῖν Σφῐγγοῖν",
"roman": "toîn Sphĭngoîn",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dual",
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "τῶν Σφῐγγῶν",
"roman": "tôn Sphĭngôn",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "τῇ Σφῐγγῐ́",
"roman": "têi Sphĭngĭ́",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "τοῖν Σφῐγγοῖν",
"roman": "toîn Sphĭngoîn",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "ταῖς Σφῐγξῐ́",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Σφῐγξῐ́ν",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "taîs Sphĭnxĭ́(n)",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "τὴν Σφῐ́γγᾰ",
"roman": "tḕn Sphĭ́ngă",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "τὼ Σφῐ́γγε",
"roman": "tṑ Sphĭ́nge",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "τᾱ̀ς Σφῐ́γγᾰς",
"roman": "tā̀s Sphĭ́ngăs",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Σφῐ́γξ",
"roman": "Sphĭ́nx",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "Σφῐ́γγε",
"roman": "Sphĭ́nge",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dual",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "Σφῐ́γγες",
"roman": "Sphĭ́nges",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "Σφῐ́γξ",
"2": "Σφῐγγός",
"3": "f",
"4": "third"
},
"expansion": "Σφῐ́γξ • (Sphĭ́nx) 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": [
{
"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": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"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"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Sphinx, sphinx"
],
"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": "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"
}
],
"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": "Sphĭ́nx",
"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 Sphĭ́nx",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "τὼ Σφῐ́γγε",
"roman": "tṑ Sphĭ́nge",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dual",
"nominative"
]
},
{
"form": "αἱ Σφῐ́γγες",
"roman": "hai Sphĭ́nges",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "τῆς Σφῐγγός",
"roman": "tês Sphĭngós",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "τοῖν Σφῐγγοῖν",
"roman": "toîn Sphĭngoîn",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dual",
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "τῶν Σφῐγγῶν",
"roman": "tôn Sphĭngôn",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "τῇ Σφῐγγῐ́",
"roman": "têi Sphĭngĭ́",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "τοῖν Σφῐγγοῖν",
"roman": "toîn Sphĭngoîn",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "ταῖς Σφῐγξῐ́",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Σφῐγξῐ́ν",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "taîs Sphĭnxĭ́(n)",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "τὴν Σφῐ́γγᾰ",
"roman": "tḕn Sphĭ́ngă",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "τὼ Σφῐ́γγε",
"roman": "tṑ Sphĭ́nge",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "τᾱ̀ς Σφῐ́γγᾰς",
"roman": "tā̀s Sphĭ́ngăs",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Σφῐ́γξ",
"roman": "Sphĭ́nx",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "Σφῐ́γγε",
"roman": "Sphĭ́nge",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"dual",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "Σφῐ́γγες",
"roman": "Sphĭ́nges",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "Σφῐ́γξ",
"2": "Σφῐγγός",
"3": "f",
"4": "third"
},
"expansion": "Σφῐ́γξ • (Sphĭ́nx) 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 unknown etymologies",
"Ancient Greek third-declension proper nouns",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"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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