Phoenix

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx, “the date (fruit and tree)", "mythical bird”). Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus. === Proper noun === Phoenix f A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – date palms. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus in Arecaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Arecales – order; Arecaceae – family; Coryphoideae – subfamily; Phoeniceae – tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus in Arecaceae): Phoenix dactylifera (date palm) – type species; Phoenix acaulis, Phoenix atlantica, Phoenix caespitosa, Phoenix canariensis, Phoenix lallani, Phoenix loureiroi, Phoenix paludosa, Phoenix pusilla, Phoenix reclinata, Phoenix roebelenii, Phoenix rupicola, Phoenix sylvestris, Phoenix theophrasti – other species === References === Phoenix (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Phoenix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Phoenix (Arecaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == English == === Etymology === From Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfiːnɪks/ Rhymes: -iːnɪks === Proper noun === Phoenix (mythology) A mythical firebird; especially the sacred one from ancient Egyptian mythology. (astronomy) A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble the mythical bird. It lies north of Tucana. (Greek mythology) A character in the Iliad and father of Adonis in Greek mythology or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Europa and Cadmus. A place name: A number of places in Turkey: A port town of ancient Lycia, in modern Antalya Province, Turkey; modern Finike. A town of ancient Caria, near modern-day Taşlıca Marmaris district, Muğla Province, Turkey. A number of places in Greece: A port town of ancient Crete, in the modern municipality of Sfakia, Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece; modern Loutro. A port town of ancient Crete, in the modern municipality of Agios Vasileios, Rethymno regional unit, Crete, Greece; modern Foinikas. A number of places in the United States: The capital city of Arizona, and the county seat of Maricopa County. An unincorporated community in Putnam County, Georgia. A village in Thornton Township, Cook County, Illinois. An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland. An unincorporated community in Houghton Township, Keweenaw County, Michigan. An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi. A neighbourhood of Edison Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. A neighborhood of Sayreville borough, Middlesex County, New Jersey. A village in Oswego County, New York. A city in Jackson County, Oregon. A number of places in Canada: A community in Clearwater County, Alberta. A ghost town in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary, British Columbia. A town north-west of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. (as "the Phoenix") A nickname sometimes used for Japan after World War II. A surname. A male given name. A female given name. ==== Derived terms ==== Phoenix Park ==== Related terms ==== (astronomy): Phoenicis (capital city of Arizona, United States): Phoenician === Noun === Phoenix A German breed of long-tailed chicken. A geometer moth of species Eulithis prunata. Alternative form: phoenix A white variety of grape of German origin used for winemaking. ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== Phoenix (chicken) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Phoenix (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Phoenix (grape) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Phoenix m (astronomy) Phoenix == Latin == === Alternative forms === Phœnix === Etymology === From Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx), Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpʰoe̯.niːks] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɛː.niks] === Proper noun === Phoenīx m sg (genitive Phoenīcis); third declension (Greek mythology) A companion of Achilles during the Trojan War. (New Latin) Phoenix (the capital city of Arizona, United States) ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. ==== Related terms ==== Phoenīcia phoenīx === References === “Phoenix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Phoenix”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Phoenix. Doublet of fênix. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Phoenix f Phoenix (the capital city of Arizona, and the county seat of Maricopa County) == Spanish == === Proper noun === Phoenix f Phoenix