"Pnyx" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈnɪks/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpnɪks/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Pnyx.wav
Rhymes: -ɪks Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|Πνύξ}} Ancient Greek Πνύξ (Pnúx), {{der|en|ine-pro|*puḱ-|t=to press together}} Proto-Indo-European *puḱ- (“to press together”), {{glossary|folk etymology}} folk etymology Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pnyx
  1. (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. Wikipedia link: Oxford English Dictionary Tags: historical Categories (topical): Ancient Greece Categories (place): Hills, Places in Athens, Places in Greece Translations (hill in Athens west of the Acropolis): Πνύξ (Pnúx) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), بنيكس (Arabic), Пникс (Pniks) (Bulgarian), 普尼克斯 (Pǔníkèsī) (Chinese Mandarin), Pnici (Corsican), Pnyx (Dutch), Pniko (Esperanto), Pnyks (Finnish), Pnyx [feminine, masculine] (French), Pnyx [masculine] (German), Πνύκα (Pnýka) [feminine] (Greek), פְּנִיקְס (pniks) [feminine] (Hebrew), Pnüx (Hungarian), Pnice (Italian), プニュクス (Japanese), 프닉스 (peunikseu) (Korean), Pnyks [masculine] (Polish), Pnyx (Portuguese), Пникс (Pniks) [masculine] (Russian), Pniks (Turkish), Пнікс (Pniks) (Ukrainian)

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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "hill in Athens west of the Acropolis",
      "word": "Pniks"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Pniks",
      "sense": "hill in Athens west of the Acropolis",
      "word": "Пнікс"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Pnyx"
}

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