LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

buxis

buxis m (genitive buxidis)
Classical[ˈbʊk.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈbuk.sis]

Meaning

  1. Late Latinmasculinea box

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebuxisbuxidēs
genitivebuxidisbuxidum
dativebuxidībuxidibus
accusativebuxidembuxidēs
ablativebuxidebuxidibus
vocativebuxisbuxidēs

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “box”). Doublet of buxus and pyxis.

Descendants
  • Frenchboîtefrom Vulgar Latin *buxita
  • Portugueseboatefrom Vulgar Latin *buxita
  • Spanishboîtefrom Vulgar Latin *buxita
  • Frenchboitefrom Vulgar Latin *buxita
  • Italianbustafrom Vulgar Latin *buxita
  • Portuguesebocetafrom Vulgar Latin *buxita
  • Portuguesebucetafrom Vulgar Latin *buxita
  • Spanishbujefrom Vulgar Latin *buxita
  • Italianbussolafrom Vulgar Latin *buxula
  • Haitian Creolebwatfrom Vulgar Latin *buxita

In English words that came into English from buxis

  • boxbuxis

Quick answers

What does buxis mean in Latin?
buxis, a noun, means “a box”.
What is the genitive of buxis?
The genitive singular is buxidis. buxis is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce buxis?
In classical Latin, [ˈbʊk.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbuk.sis].