Phoenix

Etymology
From Old English and fenix, from M.L. phenix, from Greek phoinix from Ancient Egyptian undefined:. Signifies "mythical bird," also "the date" (fruit and tree), also "Phoenician," literally "purple-red," perhaps a foreign word, or from phoinos:. Exact relation and order of the senses in Greek is unclear.

Proper noun
Phoenix


 * : A botanical name at the rank of genus - the date palms
 * : A genus of butterfly in the family Sphingidae

Etymology
From phoenīx <  φοῖνιξ: (phoinix)/Φοῖνιξ: (Phoinix).

Proper noun

 * 1)  A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology
 * 2)  A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the mythical bird. It lies north of Tucana.
 * 3)  A character in the Iliad and father of Adonis in Greek mythology or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Europa and Cadmus
 * 4) The capital city of Arizona, United States.
 * 5) A nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II.

Derived terms

 * Phoenicis

Translations

 * Ancient Greek: Φοινιξ
 * Finnish:
 * French: phénix, phœnix
 * German:
 * Japanese:


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 * Latvian: Fīniksa
 * Lithuanian: Finiksas
 * Navajo:


 * Norwegian:
 * Russian: Финикс
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: Phoenix


 * French:  (nickname for Japan)

Alternative forms

 * Phœnix

Adjective

 * 1) Phoenician

Proper noun
Phoenīx


 * 1)  A companion of Achilles during the Trojan War.

Related terms

 * Phoenicia

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