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phoenix
phoenix (mythical bird reborn from its own ashes) /ˈfe.niks/
noun#4986 most common
Also: rebirth, renewal (figurative), phoenix company (business jargon, a firm that re-emerges after bankruptcy)
Example sentences
Phoenixul este o pasăre legendară.
The phoenix is a legendary bird.
În povești, phoenixul renaște din propria cenușă.
In stories, the phoenix is reborn from its own ashes.
Copiii au desenat un phoenix cu pene roșii și aurii.
The children drew a phoenix with red and gold feathers.
Firma a dat faliment, dar a revenit ca un phoenix sub alt nume.
The company went bankrupt, but it came back like a phoenix under another name.
Mitul phoenixului simbolizează renașterea și speranța în multe culturi.
The myth of the phoenix symbolizes rebirth and hope in many cultures.
Criticii au numit revenirea sportivului o veritabilă poveste de phoenix.
Critics called the athlete's comeback a true phoenix story.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | phoenix | phoenixuri |
| Genitive | phoenixului | phoenixurilor |
| Accusative | phoenix | phoenixuri |
| Vocative | phoenixule | phoenixurilor |
Word family
fenixphoenix (standard, more common Romanian spelling)
fenicianPhoenician
a renaște din cenușăto rise from the ashes, be reborn
firmă phoenixphoenix company: one that re-emerges after bankruptcy to dodge its debts
Etymology
Romanian "phoenix" comes from Latin "phoenix," itself borrowed from Ancient Greek "phoinix" (φοῖνιξ), the name Herodotus gave to a fabulous fire bird from Egyptian legend. The same Greek word also meant "purple-red" and "Phoenician," and its ultimate source is disputed, so no secure Indo-European root can be given. Romanian kept the classical spelling "phoenix" through learned, international usage, alongside a simplified native spelling "fenix."
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