equis
Asturian edit
Noun edit
equis f (plural equis)
- The name of the Latin-script letter X.
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Indo-European *kʷis, *kʷos. See there for cognates.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈe.kʷis/, [ˈɛkʷɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.kwis/, [ˈɛːkwis]
Pronoun edit
equis m (feminine equis, neuter equid)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈe.kʷiːs/, [ˈɛkʷiːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.kwis/, [ˈɛːkwis]
Noun edit
equīs m
Noun edit
equīs f
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
equis f (plural equis)
- The name of the Latin-script letter X.
Further reading edit
- “equis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish equis, the Spanish name of the letter X/x.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
equis (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜒᜐ᜔)
- (historical) the name of the Latin-script letter X, in the Abecedario.
- Synonym: (in the Filipino alphabet) eks
- (archaic) Alternative form of ekis