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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πυξίτης (Puxítēs).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pyxītēs m sg (genitive Pyxītae); first declension
- A river of Pontus emptying itself into the Black Sea near Prytanis
Declension
First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.
References
- “Pyxites”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Pyxites in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.