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noun · masculinethird declension

Phoenīx1

Phoenīx m sg (genitive Phoenīcis)
Classical[ˈpʰoe̯.niːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɛː.niks]

Meaning

  1. Phoenician (inhabitant of Phoenicia)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePhoenīxPhoenīcēs
genitivePhoenīcisPhoenīcum
phoenīcium
dativePhoenīcīPhoenīcibus
accusativePhoenīcemPhoenīcēs
ablativePhoenīcePhoenīcibus
vocativePhoenīxPhoenīcēs

Phoenix, īcis, m., = Φοῖνιξ.
a. The son of Amyntor, who was given by Peleus to Achilles as a companion in the Trojan war, Ov. M. 8, 307; id. A. A. 1, 337; Cic. de Or. 3, 15; Prop. 2, 1, 60. He brought to Peleus the news of the death of Achilles, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 49.—
b. A son of Agenor, brother of Cadmus and Europa, Hyg. Fab. 178.
phoenix, īcis (acc. Phoenica, Ov. M. 15, 393), m.,
I. the phœnix, a fabulous bird in Arabia. It was said to live 500 years, and from its ashes a young phœnix arose, Sen. Ep. 42, 1; Plin. 10, 2, 2, § 3; Tac. A. 6, 28; Aur. Vict. Caes. 4; Ov. Am. 2, 6, 54; id. M. 15, 393; Stat. S. 2, 4, 36; Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 417.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPhoenixPhoenix. 3. We must notice here the fabulous bird Phoenix, who, according to a belief which Herodotus (2.73) heard at Heliopolis in Egypt, visited tha…GeographyPhoenixPhoenix (Φοίνιξ). 1. A river of Malis, flowing into the Asopus, S. of the latter, and at the distance of 15 stadia from Thermopylae. (Hdt. 7.198; Stra…
noun · femininethird declension
phoenīx2
phoenīx f (genitive phoenīcis)
Classical[ˈpʰoe̯.niːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɛː.niks]

Meaning

  1. phoenix (bird)
  2. used as a specific epithet; having characteristics like those of a phoenix.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativephoenīxphoenīcēs
genitivephoenīcisphoenīcium
Phoenīcum, phoenīcum
dativephoenīcīphoenīcibus
accusativephoenīcemphoenīcēs
phoenīcīs
ablativephoenīcephoenīcibus
vocativephoenīxphoenīcēs

Phoenix, īcis,
I. a Phœnician; v. 1. Phoenice, A.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φοῖνῐξ (phoînĭx).

adjectivethird-declension one-termination adjective (non-i-stem)
Phoenīx3
Phoenīx (genitive Phoenīcis)
Classical[ˈpʰoe̯.niːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɛː.niks]

Meaning

  1. one terminationPhoenician

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativePhoenīxPhoenīxPhoenīx
genitivePhoenīcisPhoenīcisPhoenīcis
dativePhoenīcīPhoenīcīPhoenīcī
accusativePhoenīcemPhoenīcemPhoenīx
ablativePhoenīcePhoenīcePhoenīce
vocativePhoenīxPhoenīxPhoenīx
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativePhoenīcēsPhoenīcēsPhoenīca
genitivePhoenīcumPhoenīcumPhoenīcum
dativePhoenīcibusPhoenīcibusPhoenīcibus
accusativePhoenīcīs
Phoenīcēs		Phoenīcīs
Phoenīcēs		Phoenīca
ablativePhoenīcibusPhoenīcibusPhoenīcibus
vocativePhoenīcēsPhoenīcēsPhoenīca

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPhoenixPhoenix. 3. We must notice here the fabulous bird Phoenix, who, according to a belief which Herodotus (2.73) heard at Heliopolis in Egypt, visited tha…GeographyPhoenixPhoenix (Φοίνιξ). 1. A river of Malis, flowing into the Asopus, S. of the latter, and at the distance of 15 stadia from Thermopylae. (Hdt. 7.198; Stra…
proper noun · masculinethird declension
Phoenīx4
Phoenīx m sg (genitive Phoenīcis)
Classical[ˈpʰoe̯.niːks]Ecclesiastical[ˈfɛː.niks]

Meaning

  1. GreekPhoenix (a companion of Achilles to the Trojan War in the Iliad, son of Amyntor and father of Adonis)
  2. GreekPhoenix (a son of Agenor and Telephassa, brother of Europa and Cadmus, eponym of Phoenicia)
  3. New LatinPhoenix (the capital city of Arizona, United States)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePhoenīx—
genitivePhoenīcis—
dativePhoenīcī—
accusativePhoenīcem—
ablativePhoenīce—
vocativePhoenīx—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φοῖνῐξ (Phoînĭx).

Descendants
  • FrenchPhœnicefrom Middle French Phœnice
  • FrenchPhénicefrom Middle French Phœnice

Quick answers

What does Phoenīx mean in Latin?
Phoenīx, a noun, means “Phoenician (inhabitant of Phoenicia)”.
What is the genitive of Phoenīx?
The genitive singular is Phoenīcis. Phoenīx is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Phoenīx?
In classical Latin, [ˈpʰoe̯.niːks]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfɛː.niks].