ónix

See also: onix and ônix

Galician

Noun

ónix m (uncountable)

1. onyx

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ônix (Brazil)
• onyx (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux, “claw; onyx”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nogʰ-.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.niks/

• Hyphenation: ó‧nix

Noun

ónix m (invariable) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. onyx (a banded variety of chalcedony)

Hypernyms

• calcedónia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin onyx, from Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoniɡs/ [ˈo.niɣ̞s]
• Rhymes: -oniɡs
• Syllabification: ó‧nix

Noun

ónix m or f same meaning (uncountable)

1. onyx

Alternative forms

• ónice

Further reading

• “ónix”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28