"-x" meaning in All languages combined

See -x on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -x, {{en-suffix}} -x
  1. Used to represent a value that may vary: see x. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--x-en-suffix-en:value
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [English]

IPA: /ks/
Etymology: The letter 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. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -x, {{en-suffix}} -x
  1. (chiefly US, informal) Used to replace a /ks/ sound, especially in monosyllabic words ending in -cks or -ks. Tags: US, informal, morpheme Categories (topical): Non-binary Related terms: -z
    Sense id: en--x-en-suffix-en:ks_sound Disambiguation of Non-binary: 8 41 10 41 Categories (other): American English, English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 66 5 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 24 1 6 12 13 4 29 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix [English]

Etymology templates: {{noncog|la|recipe}} Latin recipe Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -x, {{en-suffix}} -x
  1. An abbreviation marker. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Non-binary
    Sense id: en--x-en-suffix-en:abbreviation Disambiguation of Non-binary: 8 41 10 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Suffix [English]

Etymology: From the use of x as a neutral or nonspecific placeholder. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -x, {{en-suffix}} -x
  1. (neologism) Used to replace a gendered suffix. Tags: morpheme, neologism Categories (topical): Gender, Non-binary Related terms: x
    Sense id: en--x-en-suffix-en:gender_neutral Disambiguation of Gender: 0 4 29 67 Disambiguation of Non-binary: 8 41 10 41 Categories (other): English neologisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Suffix [French]

Etymology: From a medieval ligature for -us, which looked similar to the letter x and was ultimately treated as identical to it. Thus Old French voyeus (“vowel”) was also spelt voyex, for instance. Later on the u was reinserted before the -x and this latter thus became an alternative spelling of -s in said position. Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|fro|voyeul|voyeus|t=vowel}} Old French voyeus (“vowel”) Head templates: {{head|fr|suffix|||||g=|g2=|head=|sort=}} -x, {{fr-suffix}} -x
  1. Used to form the regular plurals of nouns and adjectives in -au and -eu. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--x-fr-suffix-liuz9AHn Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages using catfix Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 24 1 6 12 13 4 29 7 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 47 53
  2. Used to form the irregular plurals of a few nouns in -ou (which regularly add -s). Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--x-fr-suffix-GK-9afHy Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 24 1 6 12 13 4 29 7 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 37 54 10 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -s
Etymology number: 1

Suffix [French]

IPA: /ks/, /s/ Forms: -x gender-neutral [canonical], -x [plural], -xs [plural], -z [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|gneut|-x|-xs|-z}} -x gender-neutral (plural -x or -xs or -z)
  1. (neologism, gender-neutral, nonstandard) forms the gender-neutral of adjectives and nouns Tags: gender-neutral, morpheme, neologism, nonstandard
    Sense id: en--x-fr-suffix-pAaJJ0rM Categories (other): French neologisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Suffix [Maltese]

Etymology: From Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ, “thing”). The same negation suffix is found in most North African and some Levantine dialects of Arabic. Etymology templates: {{der|mt|ar|شَيْء||thing}} Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ, “thing”) Head templates: {{head|mt|suffix}} -x
  1. Used together with the particle ma to negate verbs and adverbs Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--x-mt-suffix-vtLvmRiJ Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 4 24 1 6 12 13 4 29 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 25 0 4 12 13 3 33 8 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 77 23
  2. Used on its own or with the particle la to express a negated imperative Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--x-mt-suffix-dqgWJh9Y

Suffix [Portuguese]

Etymology: Borrowed from English -x. Etymology templates: {{bor+|pt|en|-x|id=gender-neutral}} Borrowed from English -x Head templates: {{head|pt|suffix|||||||g=|g2=|head=|sort=}} -x, {{pt-suffix}} -x
  1. (now chiefly proscribed) a gender-neutral, normally not pronounced suffix that replaces -o and -a in nouns, adjectives and pronouns Tags: morpheme, proscribed Synonyms: -e
    Sense id: en--x-pt-suffix-pt:gender_neutral Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Suffix [Proto-Nakh]

Head templates: {{head|cau-nkh-pro|suffix}} *-x
  1. The lative marker. Tags: morpheme, reconstruction

Suffix [Spanish]

Forms: -x gender-neutral [canonical], -xs [plural]
Head templates: {{es-noun|gneut}} -x gender-neutral (noun-forming suffix, plural -xs)
  1. (nonstandard, neologism) a gender-neutral suffix that replaces -o and -a in nouns, adjectives and pronouns Tags: morpheme, neologism, nonstandard
    Sense id: en--x-es-suffix-es:gender_neutral Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish neologisms
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    "French lemmas",
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    "French suffixes",
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    "French terms inherited from Old French",
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        [
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        "id": "gender-neutral"
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      "expansion": "Borrowed from English -x",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English -x.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "-x",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "-x",
      "name": "pt-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese proscribed terms",
        "Portuguese suffixes",
        "Portuguese terms borrowed from English",
        "Portuguese terms derived from English",
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "english": "We are all one.",
          "text": "Somos todxs um.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a gender-neutral, normally not pronounced suffix that replaces -o and -a in nouns, adjectives and pronouns"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-o",
          "-o#Portuguese"
        ],
        [
          "-a",
          "-a#Portuguese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(now chiefly proscribed) a gender-neutral, normally not pronounced suffix that replaces -o and -a in nouns, adjectives and pronouns"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "pt:gender-neutral"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-e"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "proscribed"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-x"
}

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bbl",
            "2": "-ხ"
          },
          "expansion": "Bats: -ხ (-x)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bats: -ხ (-x)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Vainakh:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ce",
            "2": "-х"
          },
          "expansion": "Chechen: -х (-x)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Chechen: -х (-x)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "inh",
            "2": "-х"
          },
          "expansion": "Ingush: -х (-x)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ingush: -х (-x)"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cau-nkh-pro",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "*-x",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Nakh",
  "lang_code": "cau-nkh-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Nakh/-x",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Nakh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Nakh lemmas",
        "Proto-Nakh suffixes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The lative marker."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lative",
          "lative#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-x"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-x gender-neutral",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-xs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gneut"
      },
      "expansion": "-x gender-neutral (noun-forming suffix, plural -xs)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Spanish countable suffixes",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish gender-neutral suffixes",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish neologisms",
        "Spanish nonstandard terms",
        "Spanish noun-forming suffixes",
        "Spanish suffixes",
        "Spanish suffixes with red links in their headword lines"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a gender-neutral suffix that replaces -o and -a in nouns, adjectives and pronouns"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-o",
          "-o#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "-a",
          "-a#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nonstandard, neologism) a gender-neutral suffix that replaces -o and -a in nouns, adjectives and pronouns"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "es:gender-neutral"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "neologism",
        "nonstandard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-x"
}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: noun-forming suffix",
  "path": [
    "-x"
  ],
  "section": "Spanish",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-x",
  "trace": ""
}

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