"Styx" meaning in English

See Styx in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /stɪks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Styx.wav Forms: Stix [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪks Etymology: From Ancient Greek Στύξ (Stúx). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Στύξ}} Ancient Greek Στύξ (Stúx) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Styx
  1. (Greek mythology) The river, in Hades, over which the souls of the dead are ferried by Charon. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology, Afterlife, Death Translations (river of the underworld): Στύξ (Stúx) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Стикс (Stiks) (Bulgarian), Estix [feminine] (Catalan), Estígia [feminine] (Catalan), Styx [feminine, inanimate, masculine] (Czech), Styx (Danish), Styx (Dutch), Styx (Estonian), Styks (Finnish), Styx [masculine] (French), Styx [masculine] (German), Στυξ (english: Styx) [feminine] (Greek), Στύγα (Stýga) [feminine] (Greek), סטיקס (stiks) (Hebrew), Sztüx (Hungarian), Styx (Icelandic), Stige (Italian), ステュクス (Sutyukusu) (Japanese), Styx [feminine] (Latin), Stiksas (Lithuanian), Styx (Luxembourgish), स्टिक्स (sṭiksa) (Marathi), Stîks [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), Styx (Norwegian), استیکس (estiks) (Persian), استوکس (estuks) (Persian), Styks [masculine] (Polish), Estige [masculine] (Portuguese), Styx (Romanian), Стикс (Stiks) (Russian), Стикс [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), Stiks [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Styx (Slovak), Stiks (Slovene), Estigia [feminine] (Spanish), Estix [feminine] (Spanish), Estige [feminine] (Spanish), Styx (Swedish), Stiks (Turkish), Стікс (Stiks) (Ukrainian), Styx (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-Styx-en-name-HK~saLiF Disambiguation of Afterlife: 65 35 Disambiguation of Death: 59 41 Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 46 54 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'river of the underworld': 82 18
  2. (astronomy) The 5th moon of Pluto, discovered in 2012. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Pluto Categories (place): Moons of Pluto, Rivers Related terms (moons of Pluto): Charon Translations (one of Pluto's moons): Estix (Catalan), 冥衛五 /冥卫五 (Chinese Mandarin), Styx [inanimate, masculine] (Czech), ステュクス (Sutyukusu) (Japanese), स्टिक्स (sṭiksa) (Marathi), Styx (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Styx-en-name-CUzOMAuJ Disambiguation of Pluto: 24 76 Disambiguation of Moons of Pluto: 23 77 Disambiguation of Rivers: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 41 59 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'moons of Pluto': 22 78 Disambiguation of "one of Pluto's moons": 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cross the Styx Related terms: stygian, Stygian, Nix, Kerberos, Hydra

Alternative forms

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