sfinksur

Faroese

Etymology

Sfinksurin í Giza

From Latin Sphinx, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx). Perhaps from σφίγγω (sphíngō, “to squeeze, to strangle”), or from Egyptian

(šzp-ꜥnḫ, “living image”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sfɪŋksʊɹ]
• Rhymes: -ɪŋksʊɹ

Noun

sfinksur m (genitive singular sfinks, plural sfinksar)

1. (mythology) sphinx

Declension

m11	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sfinksur	sfinksurin	sfinksar	sfinksarnir
accusative	sfinks	sfinksin	sfinksar	sfinksarnar
dative	sfinksi	sfinksinum	sfinksum	sfinksunum
genitive	sfinks	sfinksins	sfinksa	sfinksanna