buxis

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “box”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbuk.sis/, [ˈbʊks̠ɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbuk.sis/, [ˈbuksis]

Noun

buxis m (genitive buxidis); third declension

(Late Latin) a box

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	buxis	buxidēs
Genitive	buxidis	buxidum
Dative	buxidī	buxidibus
Accusative	buxidem	buxidēs
Ablative	buxide	buxidibus
Vocative	buxis	buxidēs

Descendants

Old French: boiste
- ⇒ Catalan: bústia
- ⇒ French: boîte
Old Galician-Portuguese:
- ⇒ Galician: buceta, boeta
- ⇒ Portuguese: boceta
Old Spanish:
- Spanish: buje
→ Proto-West Germanic: *buhsā (see there for further descendants)

References

buxis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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