-x

-x

1. Used to represent a value that may vary: see x.

   I teach all of the 30x classes. (referring to classes numbered 301, 302, 303, etc)

X is prototypically pronounced [ks] in English; it therefore serves as a convenient shorthand for the digraphs (cs, ks, etc.) or trigraphs (cks etc.) that would otherwise represent that consonant cluster.

• IPA^(key): /ks/

-x

1. (slang) Used to replace a -ks- sound, such as in hax (“hacks”), pix (“pics”), punx (“punks”), folx (“folks”).

• -z
• x (as in Latinx, etc)

-x

1. An abbreviation marker.

   pax (for passenger), TX (for transmit)

• Silent except in liaison environments, when it is pronounced IPA^(key): /z‿/

-x

1. Used to form the regular plurals of nouns and adjectives in -au and -eu.

   dieu → dieux ― god → gods

   noyau → noyaux ― core → cores

   hébreu → hébreux ― Hebrew → Hebrews

2. Used to form the irregular plurals of a few nouns in -ou (which regularly add -s).

   pou → poux ― louse → lice

• -s

From Arabic شَيْء‎ (šayʾ, “thing”). The same negation suffix is found in most African dialects of Arabic.

-x

1. Used together with the adverb ma to negate verbs and adverbs

   jikteb → ma jiktibx

   he writes → he doesn’t write

-x

1. (nonstandard, neologism) A gender-neutral, not pronounced suffix that replaces -o and -a in nouns, adjectives and pronouns. Commonly used to attain a politically correct goal.

   Somos todxs um - We are all one

-x

1. (nonstandard, neologism) A gender-neutral suffix that replaces -o and -a in nouns, adjectives and pronouns. Commonly used to attain a politically correct goal.