Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pnyx

/ˈnɪks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pnyx
IPA: /ˈnɪks/

16

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Πνύξ, *puḱ-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnɪks/
British English: /ˈnɪks/

Homonyms

nicks nix Nyx (one pronunciation)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce pnyx?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪks/.
What does pnyx mean?: 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.
Where does pnyx come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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