Pnyx
English
[edit]Etymology
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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.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɪks/, /ˈpnɪks/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Homophones: nicks, nix, Nyx (one pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -ɪks
Proper noun
[edit]Pnyx
- (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.
Translations
[edit]hill in Athens west of the Acropolis
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References
[edit]- ^ “Pnyx, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2022.
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