"pyxis" meaning in Latin

See pyxis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpyk.sis/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈpʏks̠ɪs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈpik.sis/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈpiksis] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|πυξίς}} Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís) Head templates: {{la-noun|pyxis/pyxid<3>|g=f}} pyxis f (genitive pyxidis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|pyxis/pyxid<3>}} Forms: pyxidis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], pyxis [nominative, singular], pyxidēs [nominative, plural], pyxidis [genitive, singular], pyxidum [genitive, plural], pyxidī [dative, singular], pyxidibus [dative, plural], pyxidem [accusative, singular], pyxidēs [accusative, plural], pyxide [ablative, singular], pyxidibus [ablative, plural], pyxis [singular, vocative], pyxidēs [plural, vocative]
  1. A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries. Tags: declension-3, feminine Categories (topical): Containers Synonyms: puxis, pixis [Medieval-Latin] Related terms: pyxidatus

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "pixis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: pixis",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "píxide",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "píxide",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: pixis, píxide"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "pyxis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: pyxis",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "pyx",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "pyx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: pyxis, pyx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Pyxis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Pyxis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Pyxis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "πυξίς"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pyxidis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxide",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pyxis/pyxid<3>",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "pyxis f (genitive pyxidis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pyxis/pyxid<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Containers",
          "orig": "la:Containers",
          "parents": [
            "Tools",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries."
      ],
      "id": "en-pyxis-la-noun-wbCLKD-P",
      "links": [
        [
          "box",
          "box"
        ],
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "toiletries",
          "toiletries"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "pyxidatus"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "puxis"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Medieval-Latin"
          ],
          "word": "pixis"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpyk.sis/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpʏks̠ɪs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpik.sis/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpiksis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pyxis"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "pixis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: pixis",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "píxide",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "píxide",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: pixis, píxide"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "pyxis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: pyxis",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "pyx",
            "nolb": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "pyx",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: pyxis, pyx"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Pyxis",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Pyxis",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Pyxis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "πυξίς"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pyxidis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxide",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pyxidēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pyxis/pyxid<3>",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "pyxis f (genitive pyxidis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pyxis/pyxid<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "pyxidatus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 2-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin feminine nouns",
        "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms spelled with Y",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin third declension nouns",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "la:Containers"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A small box, for holding medicines or toiletries."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "box",
          "box"
        ],
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "toiletries",
          "toiletries"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpyk.sis/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpʏks̠ɪs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpik.sis/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpiksis]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "puxis"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Medieval-Latin"
      ],
      "word": "pixis"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pyxis"
}

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