fénix
See also: fenix, Fenix, fênix, Fénix, Fènix, and Fênix
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.niks/
- Hyphenation: fé‧nix
Noun
fénix f (invariable)
- European Portuguese standard spelling of fênix.
Spanish
fénix [1]
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix, “purple, crimson, phoenix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfeniɡs/ [ˈfe.niɣ̞s]
Audio (Spain) (file) - Rhymes: -eniɡs
- Syllabification: fé‧nix
Noun
fénix m (plural fénix)
- (mythology) phoenix
- Something or someone unique of its kind
Related terms
- fenice
- fenicio
Further reading
- “fénix”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014