sfinks

See also: Sfinks

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsfəŋks/
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Noun

sfinks (plural sfinkse)

(mythology) sphinx

Derived terms

sfinksagtig

Danish

Noun

sfinks c (singular definite sfinksen, plural indefinite sfinkser)

(mythology) sphinx

Declension

Declension of sfinks

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sfinks	sfinksen	sfinkser	sfinkserne
genitive	sfinkss	sfinksens	sfinksers	sfinksernes

Further reading

“sfinks” in Den Danske Ordbog
“sfinks” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Sphinx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sfiŋks/
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Rhymes: -iŋks
Syllabification: sfinks

Noun

sfinks m animal

sphinx (creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal)
sphinx (person who keeps their thoughts and intentions secret)

Declension

Declension of sfinks

	singular	plural
nominative	sfinks	sfinksy
genitive	sfinksa	sfinksów
dative	sfinksowi	sfinksom
accusative	sfinksa	sfinksy
instrumental	sfinksem	sfinksami
locative	sfinksie	sfinksach
vocative	sfinksie	sfinksy

Derived terms

adjective

sfinksowy

Further reading

sfinks in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
sfinks in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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