Pnyxn.

Brit.

/(p)nɪks/, U.S.

/(p)nɪks/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek Πυκν-, Πνύξ.

Etymology: < ancient Greek Πυκν-, Πνύξ (see below).Since antiquity the word has been associated by popular etymology with πυκνός packed, crowded (see pycno- comb. form), but there appears to be no foundation for this view.

Ancient Greek History.

In ancient Athens: the public place of assembly, a semicircular level cut out of the side of a hill west of the Acropolis.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > open space > public square

placeOE

streetOE

foruma1464

pomery1533

piazza1583

agora1591

pomerium1598

plazaa1661

squarea1684

piazzetta1730

town square1769

place1793

Pnyx1820

zocalo1884

plaza1948

1820 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Comedies I. 16 (note) The pnyx was a public place, which derived its name from the number of stones with which it was filled.

1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §289. 320 The stage then certainly took the place of the simpler bema on the pnyx, which was in like manner constructed in the theatrical form.

1914 R. C. Bosanquet Days in Attica iv. 111 The Pnyx is the most satisfactory building that remains of this age.

1990 D. Stockton Classical Athenian Democracy i. 6 Even a fit man in his prime whose home was only a dozen or so miles away needed four hours of brisk walking to reach Agora or Pnyx.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pnyx
释义	Pnyxn. Brit. /(p)nɪks/, U.S. /(p)nɪks/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Greek Πυκν-, Πνύξ. Etymology: < ancient Greek Πυκν-, Πνύξ (see below).Since antiquity the word has been associated by popular etymology with πυκνός packed, crowded (see pycno- comb. form), but there appears to be no foundation for this view. Ancient Greek History. In ancient Athens: the public place of assembly, a semicircular level cut out of the side of a hill west of the Acropolis. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > open space > public square placeOE streetOE foruma1464 pomery1533 piazza1583 agora1591 pomerium1598 plazaa1661 squarea1684 piazzetta1730 town square1769 place1793 Pnyx1820 zocalo1884 plaza1948 1820 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Comedies I. 16 (note) The pnyx was a public place, which derived its name from the number of stones with which it was filled. 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §289. 320 The stage then certainly took the place of the simpler bema on the pnyx, which was in like manner constructed in the theatrical form. 1914 R. C. Bosanquet Days in Attica iv. 111 The Pnyx is the most satisfactory building that remains of this age. 1990 D. Stockton Classical Athenian Democracy i. 6 Even a fit man in his prime whose home was only a dozen or so miles away needed four hours of brisk walking to reach Agora or Pnyx. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1820
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