Noun: pyxis
| Singular | pyxis |
| Plural | pyxides |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like pyxis
adnexitis,
radiculoneuritis,
polyneuritis,
laryngopharyngitis,
pyramis,
dermatomyositis,
uveitis,
panencephalitis,
meningoencephalitis,
perityphlitis,
tetraeteris,
aseptic meningitis,
meraspis,
perineuritis,
vulvitis,
blepharitis,
promulsis,
sphaeraphis,
parotis,
parulis, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Latin pyxis (“small box”). Doublet of box, piseog, and pyx. See: Latin Nouns '
pyxis'.