сфинкс

Borrowed from Russian сфи́нкс (sfínks), from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx), perhaps either from σφίγγω (sphíngō, “to squeeze, to strangle”) (whence also sphincter), of Pre-Greek origin, or from Egyptian

(šzp-ꜥnḫ, “divine image”), literally "living image".

сфинкс • (sfinks)

1. sphinx

• IPA^(key): [sfʲinks]

сфинкс • (sfinks) m anim (genitive сфи́нкса, nominative plural сфи́нксы, genitive plural сфи́нксов)

1. sphinx
2. Sphynx cat