πυξίς

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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

    Third declension of ἡ πῠξῐ́ς; τῆς πῠξῐ́δος (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ἡ πῠξῐ́ς
    hē puxís     		τὼ πῠξῐ́δε
    tṑ puxíde     		αἱ πῠξῐ́δες
    hai puxídes
    Genitive τῆς πῠξῐ́δος
    tês puxídos     		τοῖν πῠξῐ́δοιν
    toîn puxídoin     		τῶν πῠξῐ́δων
    tôn puxídōn
    Dative τῇ πῠξῐ́δῐ
    têi puxídi     		τοῖν πῠξῐ́δοιν
    toîn puxídoin     		ταῖς πῠξῐ́σῐ / πῠξῐ́σῐν
    taîs puxísi(n)
    Accusative τὴν πῠξῐ́δᾰ
    tḕn puxída     		τὼ πῠξῐ́δε
    tṑ puxíde     		τᾱ̀ς πῠξῐ́δᾰς
    tā̀s puxídas
    Vocative πῠξῐ́ς
    puxís     		πῠξῐ́δε
    puxíde     		πῠξῐ́δες
    puxídes
    Notes:

    Descendants

    References

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