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English

Etymology

From Latin pyxis (“small box”).

Noun

pyxis (plural pyxides)

1. A small box
2. (botany) A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds; a pyxidium
3. A nautical compass
4. (Christianity) The box in which ashes are stored for Ash Wednesday
5. (anatomy) acetabulum

Synonyms

• (botanical capsule): pyxidium

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pyxis, from Ancient Greek ????? (puxís).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?piks?s/
• Hyphenation: py?xis

Noun

pyxis f (plural [please provide])

1. (Roman Catholicism) A small box for storing consecrated hosts, e.g. in a tabernacle or for travel when tending to the sick.

Latin

Alternative forms

• puxis
• pixis (medieval)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ????? (puxís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?pyk.sis/, [?p?ks??s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?pik.sis/, [?piksis]

Noun

pyxis f (genitive pyxidis); third declension

1. A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Descendants

• ? Catalan: pixis, píxide
• ? English: pyxis, pyx

Related terms

• pyxidatus

References

• pyxis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• pyxis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• pyxis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• pyxis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• pyxis in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia?^[1]
• pyxis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• pyxis in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

English

Noun

pyxes

1. plural of pyx

Anagrams

• expys