Esfinge

See also: esfinge

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Esphinge (obsolete)
• Esphynge (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈfĩ.ʒi/, /esˈfĩ.ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /isˈfĩ.ʒi/, /esˈfĩ.ʒi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃˈfĩ.ʒi/, /eʃˈfĩ.ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /esˈfĩ.ʒe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈfĩ.ʒɨ/

Proper noun

Esfinge f

1. Sphinx (large monument in Egypt)
2. (Greek mythology) Sphinx (creature with the body of a lion and head of a human)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈfinxe/ [esˈfĩŋ.xe]
• Rhymes: -inxe
• Syllabification: Es‧fin‧ge

Proper noun

Esfinge f

1. Sphinx (large monument in Egypt)
2. (Greek mythology) Sphinx (Greek mythological creature)