Sphinx

Significado (Inglés)

1. An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids.
2. (Greek) One of the many offspring of Typhon and Echidna, a winged lion-like creature with a woman's face, who committed suicide out of frustration after Oedipus managed to solve her riddles.

Conceptos

Esfinge

Sphinx

Sinónimos

sphinx

Traducciones

Sphinx

Sfinge

Sphinx

Esfinge

Sfinx

Σφίγγα

Sphinx

Esfinx

σφίγγα

Sphinx

Sphinx

Sphinge

Sphinx

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈsfɪŋks/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: Spynx

Cognado con egipcio antiguo: šzp

In summary

From Middle English Spynx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx), perhaps from σφίγγω (sphíngō, “bind tightly, to strangle”). The appurtenance of Egyptian Szp:p-A53 (šzp, “image, statue, sphinx”) or Szp:p-A53-anx-n:x (šzp-ꜥnḫ, “living image”) remains unclear.