oxe
See also: Oxe
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English oxa, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
oxe (plural oxen)
Usage notes edit
The plurals oxes and exen are occasionally found.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “oxe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of oxente.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
oxe!
- (Brazil) expresses surprise, dismay or admiration
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish oxe, from Old Norse oxi, uxi, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn (“bull”).
Noun edit
oxe c
- an ox; a neutered bovine bull, typically used as a beast of burden
- cattle, bovine creatures
- beef, meat of bovine (whether from ox, bull or cow)
- taurus (zodiac sign)
Declension edit
Declension of oxe | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | oxe | oxen | oxar | oxarna |
Genitive | oxes | oxens | oxars | oxarnas |
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See also edit
Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text) | |||||||||||
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Väduren | Oxen | Tvillingarna | Kräftan | ||||||||
Lejonet | Jungfrun | Vågen | Skorpionen | ||||||||
Skytten | Stenbocken | Vattumannen | Fiskarna |
Further reading edit
- oxe in Svensk ordbok.