eix

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?] (compare Occitan ais), from Latin axis, axem (compare French ais, Spanish eje), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”).

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈeʃ/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈejʃ/

Noun

eix m (plural eixos)

axle (pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves)
(geometry) axis (imaginary line)

Further reading

“eix” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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