buxis
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “box”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈbuk.sis/, [ˈbʊks̠ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbuk.sis/, [ˈbuksis]
Noun
buxis m (genitive buxidis); third declension
- (Late Latin) a box
Declension
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
- Old Galician-Portuguese:
- Old Spanish:
- Spanish: buje
- → Proto-Germanic: *buhsuz (see there for further descendants)
References
- 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)