LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

pyxis

pyxis f (genitive pyxidis)
Classical[ˈpyk.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpik.sis]

Meaning

  1. femininea small box; for holding medicines or toiletries

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepyxispyxidēs
genitivepyxidispyxidum
dativepyxidīpyxidibus
accusativepyxidempyxidēs
ablativepyxidepyxidibus
vocativepyxispyxidēs

pyxis (puxis, Juv. 13, 25; Scrib. Comp. 228), ĭdis, f., = πυξίς.
I. Lit., a box, a small box, esp. for unguents, medicines, etc. — Orig., of boxes made of boxwood, then of those of any kind of wood, and finally, also, of metallic boxes: veneni, Cic. Cael. 25, 61: aurea, Suet. Ner. 47; cf. id. ib. 12: cornea, Plin. 21, 20, 81, § 137: plumbea, id. 32, 10, 47, § 135.—Belonging to the toilet of women, Petr. 110; Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 83 (al. buxides).—
II. Transf.: ferrea, an iron cap fitted to the lower end of a pestle, Plin. 18, 11, 29, § 112.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος(pŭ́xos)
  2. Ancient Greek -ῐς(-ĭs)
  3. Latinpyxis

Ancient Greek πῠξῐ́ς (pŭxĭ́s)bor. Latin pyxis Borrowed from Ancient Greek πῠξῐ́ς (pŭxĭ́s).

Descendants
  • Catalanpixis
  • Catalanpíxide
  • Englishpyxis
  • EnglishPyxis
  • Frenchpyxide
  • GermanPyxis
  • Italianpisside
  • Englishpyxfrom Middle English pix
  • Englishpiseogfrom Middle Irish piseóc
  • Portuguesepíxide

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesPyxisPyxis (πυξίς), a casket, a jewel-box (Mart. 9.38); also a small box for holding drugs or poisons (Cic. pro Cael, 25, 61; Quint. Inst. 6.3, 25). Quinti…

Quick answers

What does pyxis mean in Latin?
pyxis, a noun, means “a small box; for holding medicines or toiletries”.
What is the genitive of pyxis?
The genitive singular is pyxidis. pyxis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce pyxis?
In classical Latin, [ˈpyk.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpik.sis].
Where does pyxis come from?
Ancient Greek πῠ́ξος (pŭ́xos) → Ancient Greek -ῐς (-ĭs) → Latin pyxis.