Νύξ
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See also: νύξ
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From νῠ́ξ (núx, “night”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /nýks/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /nyks/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /nyks/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /nyks/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /niks/
Proper noun
Νῠ́ξ • (Núx) f (genitive Νῠκτός); third declension
Inflection
Descendants
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,018