Πύξαι

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pýk.sai̯/ → /ˈpyk.sɛ/ → /ˈpik.se/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pýk.sai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpyk.sɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpyk.sɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpyk.se/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpik.se/

Proper noun

Πῠ́ξαι • (Púxai) f pl (genitive Πῠξῶν); first declension

1. Pyxae, Kos, Greece

Inflection

First declension of αἱ Πῠ́ξαι; τῶν Πῠξῶν (Attic)

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	αἱ Πῠ́ξαι hai Púxai
Genitive	τῶν Πῠξῶν tôn Puxôn
Dative	ταῖς Πῠ́ξαις taîs Púxais
Accusative	τᾱ̀ς Πῠ́ξᾱς tā̀s Púxās
Vocative	Πῠ́ξαι Púxai
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Pyxae

Further reading

• Πύξαι in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette