buxis
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “box”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈbuk.sis/, [ˈbʊks̠ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbuk.sis/, [ˈbuksis]
Noun
[edit]buxis m (genitive buxidis); third declension
- (Late Latin) a box
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | buxis | buxidēs |
Genitive | buxidis | buxidum |
Dative | buxidī | buxidibus |
Accusative | buxidem | buxidēs |
Ablative | buxide | buxidibus |
Vocative | buxis | buxidēs |
Descendants
[edit]- Old French: boiste
- Old Galician-Portuguese:
- Old Spanish:
- Spanish: buje
- → Proto-West Germanic: *buhsā (see there for further descendants)
References
[edit]- buxis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)