Pnyx

English 2022 November 8 Etymology thumb|The orators’ bema or platform of the Pnyx in Athens, Greece. Borrowed from en grc Πνύξ; since ancient times it has been claimed the word is derived from grc πυκνός close-packed; dense; thick, possibly from en ine-pro *puḱ- to press together, but the Oxford English Dictionary considers this a folk etymology with no evidence supporting it.n 146361 March 2022 Pronunciation en /ˈnɪks/ /ˈpnɪks/ RP,GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Pnyx.wav Southern England en nicks nix Nyx one pronunciation en ɪks 1,2 Proper noun en Ancient Greece historical en hill city/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 hill in Athens west of the Acropolis Arabic: ar بنيكس ? Bulgarian: bg Пникс Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 普尼克斯 Pǔníkèsī Corsican: co Pnici Dutch: nl Pnyx Esperanto: eo Pniko Finnish: fi Pnyks French: fr Pnyx m f German: de Pnyx m Greek: el Πνύκα f Ancient Greek: grc Πνύξ f Hebrew: he פְּנִיקְס f pniks Hungarian: hu Pnüx Italian: it Pnice ? Japanese: ja プニュクス Korean: ko 프닉스 Polish: pl Pnyks m Portuguese: pt Pnyx f Russian: ru Пникс m Turkish: tr Pniks Ukrainian: uk Пнікс ? References Further reading