Noun: sphex
| Singular | sphex |
| Plural | spheges |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like sphex
velopharynx,
endosalpinx,
proximal phalanx,
intermediate phalanx,
archæopteryx,
distal phalanx,
pachymeninx,
archaiopteryx,
middle phalanx,
sphex,
laryngopharynx,
mesosalpinx,
sacrococcyx,
mesophalanx,
meninx,
myrinx,
iynx,
jynx,
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Sphex, from the Ancient Greek σφήξ (sphḗx, “wasp”), plural σφῆκες (sphêkes). The plural spheges is likely a borrowing from Latin Sphēgēs. See: Ancient Greek Nouns '
σφήξ', Latin Nouns '
Sphēgēs'.