Word: pyxes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: py
xes
Definition: Plural of pyx; a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay
Morphemes:
Affix: pyx
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To deposit (sample coins) in a pyx; to test (such coins) for the fineness of metal and weight before a mint issues them to the public.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πῠ́ξος
Language: grc
Decoded: puxos
Meaning: box tree; boxwood
Affix: -ῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -is
Meaning: suffix forming feminine nouns
Affix: -es
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the regular plural of nouns