πυξίς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πῠ́ξος (púxos, boxwood) + -ῐς (-is, feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῠξῐ́ς • (puxís) f (genitive πῠξῐ́δος); third declension

  1. box made of boxwood, box
  2. tablet made of boxwood
  3. cylinder

Inflection

Descendants

  • Late Latin: buxis (see there for further descendants)
  • Latin: pyxis, puxis; pixis

References

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