See also: IX and ix-



U+2178, ⅸ
SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL NINE

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

Translingual edit

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Symbol edit

ix

  1. , the Roman numeral nine (9)

See also edit

Catalan edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ix

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

Chuj edit

 
Chuj drawing of a woman

Noun edit

ix

  1. woman

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Huave edit

Noun edit

ix

  1. iguana

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ix or īx f (indeclinable)

  1. A name of the letter X.

Usage notes edit

  • 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 edit

  • (name of the letter X): ex

Coordinate terms edit

References edit

  • 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 edit

Verb edit

ix

  1. Alternative form of axen (to ask)

Pipil edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

Noun edit

-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 edit

Noun edit

ix

  1. woman

Zaniza Zapotec edit

Noun edit

ix

  1. head