ix

See also: IX and ix-

U+2178, ⅸ
SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL NINE

[U+2177]
Number Forms
[U+2179]

Translingual

Alternative forms

Symbol

ix

  1. , the Roman numeral nine (9)

See also

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

ix

  1. inflection of eixir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Chuj

Chuj drawing of a woman

Noun

ix

  1. woman

References

Huave

Noun

ix

  1. iguana

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

ix or īx f (indeclinable)

  1. A name of the letter X.

Usage notes

  • Multiple Latin names for the letter X, x have been suggested. The most common are ix or īx, ex, or a syllabic x, although there is some evidence which also supports, as names for the letter, and .

Synonyms

  • (name of the letter X): ex

Coordinate terms

References

  • Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), especially pages 30–31, 42–44, and 63

Middle English

Verb

ix

  1. Alternative form of axen (to ask)

Pipil

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Nahuan *iːx-, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pusi. Compare Classical Nahuatl īxtli (eye). Cognate with Yaqui puusim, Hopi poosi'(at), Comanche pui, Shoshone buih, Cahuilla púchill, and Cora hɨʔɨsi.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /iʃ/

Noun

-ix (plural -ihix)

  1. eye (also "face" and "surface" in compounds)
    Xictzahtzacua ne moix!
    Close your eyes!
  2. seed, grain
    Tiquichcuat ne tal ipal tictocat ne iix ne cacahuat
    We plough the land to plant the cacao seed
  3. eyehole, hole, opening
  4. (Huitzapan) bead

Q'anjob'al

Noun

ix

  1. woman

Zaniza Zapotec

Noun

ix

  1. head
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