choenix
/ˈkiːnɪks/
choenix noun: an ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.
Noun
choenix (plural choenixes or choenices)
- An ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.
- If the kings do not come to the public supper, each of them must have two choenixes of meal and a cotyle of wine sent home to him at his house; if they come, they are given a double quantity of each, and the same when any private man invites them to his table.1942, “Erato”, in George Rawlinson, transl., The Persian Wars, translation of original by Herodotus
Forms of choenix
| plural | choenixes |
|---|---|
| plural | choenices |
| alternative form | chenix |
| alternative form | choinix |
| alternative form | khoinix |
| alternative form (obsolete) | chœnix |
Origin of choenix
From Latin choenix, from Ancient Greek χοῖνῐξ (khoînĭx).
Words that rhyme with choenix
Questions about choenix
- What does choenix mean?
- Choenix means an ancient dry measure of two pints or greater.
- What part of speech is choenix?
- Choenix is a noun.
- How do you pronounce choenix?
- Choenix is pronounced /ˈkiːnɪks/.
- What is the plural of choenix?
- The plural of choenix is choenixes.
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