Pnyx
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πνύξ (Pnúx); since ancient times it has been claimed the word is derived from πυκνός (puknós, “close-packed; dense; thick”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *puḱ- (“to press together”), but the Oxford English Dictionary considers this a folk etymology with no evidence supporting it.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɪks/, /ˈpnɪks/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Homophones: nicks, nix, Nyx (one pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -ɪks
Proper noun edit
Pnyx
- (Ancient Greece, historical) A hill in Athens west of the Acropolis with a stone platform and steps set into its side, which was used as the meeting place of the democratic assembly in Ancient Greece.
Translations edit
hill in Athens west of the Acropolis
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References edit
- ^ “Pnyx, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2022.
Further reading edit
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