sphingion

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σφιγγίον (sphingíon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈspʰin.ɡi.on/, [ˈs̠pʰɪŋɡiɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsfin.d͡ʒi.on/, [ˈsfin̠ʲd͡ʒion]

Noun

sphingion n (genitive sphingiī); second declension

1. A kind of ape; the dog-headed ape.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	sphingion	sphingia
genitive	sphingiī	sphingiōrum
dative	sphingiō	sphingiīs
accusative	sphingion	sphingia
ablative	sphingiō	sphingiīs
vocative	sphingion	sphingia

References

• “sphingion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sphingion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.