ónix
See also: onix and ônix
Galician
Noun
ónix m (uncountable)
- onyx
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- ônix (Brazilian)
- onyx (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “claw; onyx”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɔ.niks/
- Hyphenation: ó‧nix
Noun
ónix m (invariable) (European Portuguese)
- onyx (a banded variety of chalcedony)
Hypernyms
- calcedónia
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoniɡs/ [ˈo.niɣ̞s]
- Rhymes: -oniɡs
- Syllabification: ó‧nix
Noun
ónix m or f (uncountable)
- onyx
Alternative forms
- ónice
Further reading
- “ónix”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014