See also: Taxi, táxi, and taxi-

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Etymology edit

Shortened from taximeter cab, taximeter (automatic meter that records distance and fare) from French taximètre, from German Taxameter (whence also English taxameter), coined from Medieval Latin taxa (tax, charge).[1] More at tax, task.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtæk.si/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -æksi

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taxi (plural taxis or taxies)

  1. A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver.
    • 1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 12:
      "Taxi," he called. And when one pulled up to the curb with screeching brakes he ordered, "The nearest restaurant."
    • 2007 August 24, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 2, Episode 1:
      [Sobbing uncontrollably] I thought I could make it work between us because you looked a bit like a man.
      TAXI!
  2. (aviation) The movement of an aircraft across an airport's surface under its own power; a phase of aircraft operation involving this movement.
    During taxi, the flaps and slats are extended and the second engine (if not already running) is started.
    Seat belts must be kept fastened during taxi, takeoff, turbulence, and landing.
  3. (South Africa) A share taxi.

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taxi (third-person singular simple present taxies or taxis, present participle taxiing or taxying, simple past and past participle taxied)

  1. To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power.
    taxi down the runway
  2. To travel by taxicab.
    • 1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 1:
      [H]e had taxied to the waterfront bent upon a business in which nostalgia had no part[.]

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References edit

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024), “taxi”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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taxi m (plural taxis)

  1. taxi (vehicle)

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taxi ?

  1. taxi

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Etymology 1 edit

Clipping of taxímetre.

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taxi m (plural taxis)

  1. taxi
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taxi f (plural taxis)

  1. (biology) taxis

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taxi n (indeclinable)

  1. taxi
    Synonym: taxík

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  • taxi in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • taxi in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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taxi c (definite singular taxien, indefinite plural taxier, definite plural taxierne)

  1. taxi

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Borrowed from French taxi, from German Taxameter.

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taxi m (plural taxi's, diminutive taxietje n)

  1. A taxi.

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Shortening of taximètre.

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taxi m (plural taxis)

  1. taxi
  2. (by extension) taxi driver
  3. (by extension) helicopter or plane used for transport
  4. (military) act of transporting troops

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Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From German Taxi.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɒksi]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧xi
  • Rhymes: -si

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taxi (plural taxik)

  1. taxi (a vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver)

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Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative taxi taxik
accusative taxit taxikat
dative taxinak taxiknak
instrumental taxival taxikkal
causal-final taxiért taxikért
translative taxivá taxikká
terminative taxiig taxikig
essive-formal taxiként taxikként
essive-modal
inessive taxiban taxikban
superessive taxin taxikon
adessive taxinál taxiknál
illative taxiba taxikba
sublative taxira taxikra
allative taxihoz taxikhoz
elative taxiból taxikból
delative taxiról taxikról
ablative taxitól taxiktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
taxié taxiké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
taxiéi taxikéi
Possessive forms of taxi
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. taxim taxijaim
2nd person sing. taxid taxijaid
3rd person sing. taxija taxijai
1st person plural taxink taxijaink
2nd person plural taxitok taxijaitok
3rd person plural taxijuk taxijaik

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References edit

  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

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  • taxi in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtak.si/, /tasˈsi/*[1]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aksi, -i
  • Hyphenation: tà‧xi

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taxi m

  1. taxi
    Synonym: tassì

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  1. ^ taxi in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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taxī

  1. inflection of taxus:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive singular

Norman edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English taxi.

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taxi m (plural taxis)

  1. (Jersey) taxi

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From English taxi.

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taxi m (definite singular taxien, indefinite plural taxier, definite plural taxiene)

  1. a taxi (only cars)

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  • drosje (also horse-drawn vehicles, etc.)

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From English taxi.

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taxi m (definite singular taxien, indefinite plural taxiar, definite plural taxiane)

  1. a taxi (cars only)

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  • drosje (also horse-drawn vehicles, etc.)

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Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from French taxi.[1][2] First attested in the 20th century.[3]

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taxi n (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial) taxi (vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver)
    Synonym: taksówka

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nouns

References edit

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “taxi”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “taxi”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volume 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  3. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “taxi”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN

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  • taxi in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • taxi in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French taxi.

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taxi n (plural taxiuri)

  1. taxi
    Synonym: (rare) taximetru

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Etymology edit

Clipping of taxímetro.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtaɡsi/ [ˈt̪aɣ̞.si]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɡsi
  • Syllabification: ta‧xi

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taxi m (plural taxis)

  1. taxi

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taxi c

  1. taxi

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Declension of taxi 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative taxi taxin taxibilar taxibilarna
Genitive taxis taxins taxibilars taxibilarnas

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taxi m

  1. (nonstandard) taxi