Meanings
proper noun
- historicalAncient GreeceA 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.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*puḱ-“to press together”
- Ancient GreekΠνύξ
- EnglishPnyx
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.
More words from Ancient Greek, Proto-Indo-European
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Πνύξ
- Πνύξ (Pnúx)hill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Arabic بنيكس
- بنيكسhill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Bulgarian Пникс
- Пникс (Pniks)hill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Chinese Mandarin 普尼克斯
- 普尼克斯 (Pǔníkèsī)hill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Dutch Pnyx
- Pnyxhill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Esperanto Pniko
- Pnikohill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Finnish Pnyks
- Pnykshill in Athens west of the Acropolis
French Pnyx
- Pnyxhill in Athens west of the Acropolis
German Pnyx
- Pnyxhill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Greek Πνύκα
- Πνύκα (Pnýka)hill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Hebrew פְּנִיקְס
- פְּנִיקְס (pniks)hill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Hungarian Pnüx
- Pnüxhill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Italian Pnice
- Pnicehill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Japanese プニュクス
- プニュクスhill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Korean 프닉스
- 프닉스 (peunikseu)hill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Polish Pnyks
- Pnykshill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Portuguese Pnyx
- Pnyxhill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Russian Пникс
- Пникс (Pniks)hill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Turkish Pniks
- Pnikshill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Ukrainian Пнікс
- Пнікс (Pniks)hill in Athens west of the Acropolis
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Pnyx
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All rhymes →Sounds the same
Cite this entry
APA
Pnyx. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pnyx
MLA
“Pnyx.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pnyx. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pnyx,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pnyx.
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