dêixis
See also: deixis
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek δεῖξις (deîxis, “indicating; reference”).
Pronunciation edit
- A rare instance of <x> not being pronounced /ʃ/ after /j/.
- Hyphenation: dêi‧xis
Noun edit
dêixis f (invariable)
- (linguistics) deixis (reference requiring context to be understood)