Plural of phoenix
irregular plural
The plural of phoenix is phoenix, phoenixes or phoenices.
Forms of phoenix
| Singular | phoenix /ˈfiːnɪks/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | phoenix /ˈfiːnɪks/ phoenixes phoenices |
| Countable | countable |
Phoenixes and phoenices in a sentence
- Many of the legitimate nightclubs of today sprang like legalized phoenixes from the still-hot ashes of the speakeasies of prohibition days.1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 90
- Pards and tigers disport themselves gorgeously, dragons and phoenixes augurise in painted pomp.1999, Siu-kit Wong, Allan Chung-hang Lo, Kwong-tai Lam, The Book of Literary Design. From the entry augurise
Meaning of phoenix
- noun A mythological bird, said to be the only one of its kind, which lives for 500 years and then dies by burning to ashes on a pyre of its own making, ignited by the sun. It then arises anew from the ashes.
- noun Anything that is reborn after apparently being destroyed.
- noun A mythological Chinese chimerical bird whose physical body symbolizes the six celestial bodies; a fenghuang.
Plural the same as the singular
Questions about the plural of phoenix
- What is the plural of phoenix?
- The plural of phoenix is phoenix, phoenixes or phoenices.
- Which is correct, phoenixes or phoenices?
- Both are used. phoenixes is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is phoenix countable?
- Phoenix is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: phoenix (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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