syrinx

English

/ˈsɪɹɪŋks/

noun

Definitions

A set of panpipes.
A narrow channel cut in rock, especially in ancient Egyptian tombs.
(ornithology) The voice organ in birds.
(medicine) A rare, fluid-filled neuroglial cavity within the spinal cord or in the brain stem

Etymology

Derived from Latin sȳrinx derived from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (pipe, tube, fistula, channel, syrinx, pan pipes).

Origin

Ancient Greek

σῦριγξ

Gloss

pipe, tube, fistula, channel, syrinx, pan pipes

Concept

Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

管

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

syringa English
syrinks Finnish
syrinx Finnish
syringa Latin
sȳrinx Latin
sȳrinx, sȳringa Latin
sering Dutch, Flemish
syrinx Dutch, Flemish
sirène French
σῦριγξ Ancient Greek
syrin Norwegian Bokmål
syrin Norwegian Nynorsk
xeringa Catalan, Valencian
σύριγγα Greek (modern)

syringa