Νύξ

See also: νύξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From νῠ́ξ (núx, “night”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /nýks/ → /nyks/ → /niks/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /nýks/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /nyks/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /nyks/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /nyks/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /niks/

Proper noun

Νῠ́ξ • (Núx) f (genitive Νῠκτός); third declension

1. Nyx

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Νῠ́ξ; τῆς Νῠκτός (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Νῠ́ξ hē Núx
Genitive	τῆς Νῠκτός tês Nuktós
Dative	τῇ Νῠκτῐ́ têi Nuktí
Accusative	τὴν Νῠ́κτᾰ tḕn Núkta
Vocative	Νῠ́ξ Núx
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Νυξ (Nyx)
• Latin: Nyx

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,018