πῆξις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, I stick, I fix) +‎ -σις (-sis, suffix to form a feminine noun).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πῆξις (pêxisf (genitive πήξεως); third declension

  1. fixing, putting together
  2. solidity, fixity
    1. coagulation, freezing; formation of gum in plants

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: -pexy

References

πῆξις”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press