Νύξ in Ancient Greek

IPA: /nýks/, /nyks/, /niks/, /nýks/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /nyks/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /nyks/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /nyks/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /niks/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From νῠ́ξ (núx, “night”). Head templates: {{grc-proper noun|Νῠκτός|f|third|head=Νῠ́ξ}} Νῠ́ξ • (Núx) f (genitive Νῠκτός); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|Νῠ́ξ|Νῠκτός|form=FS}} Forms: Νῠ́ξ [canonical], Núx [romanization], Νῠκτός [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ Νῠ́ξ [nominative, singular], τῆς Νῠκτός [genitive, singular], τῇ Νῠκτῐ́ [dative, singular], τὴν Νῠ́κτᾰ [accusative, singular], Νῠ́ξ [singular, vocative]

Inflected forms

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        "singular"
      ]
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        "singular"
      ]
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        "singular"
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      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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          "Nyx"
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"Νύξ" meaning in Ancient Greek

Proper name

Inflected forms