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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃˈfĩ.ʒɨ/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ĩʒi, (Portugal) -ĩʒɨ
Homophone: esfinge
Hyphenation: es‧fin‧ge

Proper noun

Esfinge f

Sphinx (large monument in Egypt)
(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

Sphinx (large monument in Egypt)
(Greek mythology) Sphinx (Greek mythological creature)