English-German translation for "sphinx"

"sphinx" German translation

sphinx
[sfiŋks]noun | Substantiv s <sphinxes; sphinges [ˈsfindʒiːz]>

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Sphinx rätselhafter Mensch, Sphinx Sphinx Sphinxpavian, Roter Pavian
  • Sphinxfeminine | Femininum f
    sphinx Antike
    sphinx Antike
examples
  • the Sphinx
    die Sphinx (von Gizeh, Ägypten)
    die Sphinx (von Theben in der griech. Sage)
    the Sphinx
  • rätselhafter Mensch, Sphinxfeminine | Femininum f
    sphinx enigmatic person figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    sphinx enigmatic person figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • Sphinxfeminine | Femininum f
    sphinx zoology | ZoologieZOOL Gattg Sphinx; Schwärmer
    sphinx zoology | ZoologieZOOL Gattg Sphinx; Schwärmer
  • Sphinxpavianmasculine | Maskulinum m
    sphinx zoology | ZoologieZOOL Papio sphinx
    Roter Pavian
    sphinx zoology | ZoologieZOOL Papio sphinx
    sphinx zoology | ZoologieZOOL Papio sphinx

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