eix

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin axem (compare Occitan ais, French ais, Spanish eje), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈeʃ/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈejʃ/
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Noun

eix m (plural eixos)

axle (pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves)
(geometry) axis (imaginary line)

Derived terms

semieix

Related terms

axial

Further reading

“eix” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“eix” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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