ónix

See also: onix and ônix

Galician

Noun

ónix m (uncountable)

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)

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)

onyx

Alternative forms

ónice

Further reading

“ónix”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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