Pyxites

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πυξίτης (Puxítēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pykˈsiː.teːs/, [pʏkˈs̠iːt̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pikˈsi.tes/, [pikˈsiːt̪es]

Proper noun

Pyxītēs m sg (genitive Pyxītae); first declension

1. A river of Pontus emptying itself into the Black Sea near Prytanis

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Pyxītēs
Genitive	Pyxītae
Dative	Pyxītae
Accusative	Pyxītēn
Ablative	Pyxītē
Vocative	Pyxītē

References

• “Pyxites”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Pyxites in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.