taxi

taxi (absolutive indefinite)
taxia (absolutive indefinite singular)
taxiak (absolutive indefinite plural)
taxik (ergative indefinite)
taxiak (ergative indefinite singular)
taxiek (ergative indefinite plural)
taxiri (dative indefinite)
taxiari (dative indefinite singular)
taxiei (dative indefinite plural)
taxiren (genitive indefinite)
taxiaren (genitive indefinite singular)
taxien (genitive indefinite plural)
taxirekin (comitative indefinite)
taxiarekin (comitative indefinite singular)
taxiekin (comitative indefinite plural)
taxirengatik (causative indefinite)
taxiarengatik (causative indefinite singular)
taxiengatik (causative indefinite plural)
taxirentzat (benefactive indefinite)
taxiarentzat (benefactive indefinite singular)
taxientzat (benefactive indefinite plural)
taxiz (indefinite instrumental)
taxiaz (indefinite instrumental singular)
taxiez (indefinite instrumental plural)
taxitan (indefinite inessive)
taxian (indefinite inessive singular)
taxietan (indefinite inessive plural)
taxitako (indefinite locative)
taxiko (indefinite locative singular)
taxietako (indefinite locative plural)
taxitara (allative indefinite)
taxira (allative indefinite singular)
taxietara (allative indefinite plural)
taxitaraino (indefinite terminative)
taxiraino (indefinite singular terminative)
taxietaraino (indefinite plural terminative)
taxitarantz (directive indefinite)
taxirantz (directive indefinite singular)
taxietarantz (directive indefinite plural)
taxitarako (destinative indefinite)
taxirako (destinative indefinite singular)
taxietarako (destinative indefinite plural)
taxitatik (ablative indefinite)
taxitik (ablative indefinite singular)
taxietatik (ablative indefinite plural)
taxirik (indefinite partitive)
taxitzat (indefinite prolative)


taxi

head

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

taxien (definite singular)
taxier (indefinite plural)
taxierne (definite plural)


taxi

nl-noun

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

taxi's (plural)
taxietje (diminutive neuter)

→ Aukan: takisi

→ Caribbean Hindustani: taxi

→ Indonesian: taksi

Borrowed from French taxi, from German Taxameter.


taxi

"Taxi," he called. And when one pulled up to the curb with screeching brakes he ordered, "The nearest restaurant."

1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 12:

[Sobbing uncontrollably] I thought I could make it work between us because you looked a bit like a man.
TAXI!

2007 August 24, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 2, Episode 1

A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.

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.

(aviation) The movement of an aircraft across an airport's surface under its own power; a phase of aircraft operation involving this movement.

yellow cab

licensed taxis in NYC & some other locations

→ Burmese: တက္ကစီ (takka.ci)

→ Cantonese: 的士 (dik¹ si⁶⁻²)

→ Mandarin: 的士 (dīshì, díshì)

→ Mandarin: 德士 (déshì)

→ Irish: tacsaí

desctree

→ Japanese: タクシー (takushī)
→ Hakka: 他庫西 /他库西 (thà-khu-sí)
→ Min Nan: tha-khú-sih

→ Korean: 택시 (taeksi)

→ Malay: teksi

→ Welsh: tacsi

→ Yiddish: טאַקסי (taksi)

→ Yoruba: takisí; tasín

ભાડૂતી ગાડી

bhāḍūtī gāḍī

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”). More at tax, task.


taxi

taxi down the runway

To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power.

[H]e had taxied to the waterfront bent upon a business in which nostalgia had no part[.]

1932, Delos W. Lovelace, King Kong, published 1965, page 1:

en-verb

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

taxies (present singular third-person)
taxis (present singular third-person)
taxiing (participle present)
taxying (participle present)
taxied (participle past)
taxied (past)


taxi

Joe le taxi / C’est sa vie

1987, “Joe le taxi”, Étienne Roda-Gil (lyrics), Franck Langolff (music), performed by Vanessa Paradis:

(by extension) helicopter or plane used for transport

→ Polish: taxi

→ Persian: تاکسی (tâksi)


taxi

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

taxik (plural)
taxi (nominative singular)
taxik (nominative plural)
taxit (accusative singular)
taxikat (accusative plural)
taxinak (dative singular)
taxiknak (dative plural)
taxival (instrumental singular)
taxikkal (instrumental plural)
taxiért (causal-final singular)
taxikért (causal-final plural)
taxivá (singular translative)
taxikká (plural translative)
taxiig (singular terminative)
taxikig (plural terminative)
taxiként (essive-formal singular)
taxikként (essive-formal plural)
taxiban (inessive singular)
taxikban (inessive plural)
taxin (singular superessive)
taxikon (plural superessive)
taxinál (adessive singular)
taxiknál (adessive plural)
taxiba (illative singular)
taxikba (illative plural)
taxira (singular sublative)
taxikra (plural sublative)
taxihoz (allative singular)
taxikhoz (allative plural)
taxiból (elative singular)
taxikból (elative plural)
taxiról (delative singular)
taxikról (delative plural)
taxitól (ablative singular)
taxiktól (ablative plural)
taxié (singular)
taxiké (plural)
taxiéi (singular)
taxikéi (plural)
taxim (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
taxijaim (or taxiim) (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
taxid (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
taxijaid (or taxiid) (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
taxija (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
taxijai (or taxii) (possessed-many possessive singular third-person)
taxink (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
taxijaink (or taxiink) (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
taxitok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
taxijaitok (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
or taxiitok (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
taxijuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)
taxijaik (or taxiik) (plural possessed-many possessive third-person)


taxi

inflection of taxus:
nominative/vocative plural


taxi

taxien (definite singular)
taxier (indefinite plural)
taxiene (definite plural)


taxi

taxien (definite singular)
taxiar (indefinite plural)
taxiane (definite plural)


taxi

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

Unadapted borrowing from French taxi. First attested in the 20th century.

ref

Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “taxi”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN


taxi

taxiuri (plural)
taxi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
taxiul (accusative definite nominative singular)
taxiuri (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
taxiurile (accusative definite nominative plural)
taxi (indefinite singular)
taxiului (definite singular)
taxiuri (indefinite singular)
taxiurilor (definite plural)
taxiule (singular vocative)
taxiurilor (vocative)


taxi

taxi (indefinite nominative singular)
taxis (genitive indefinite singular)
taxin (definite nominative singular)
taxins (definite genitive singular)
taxibilar (indefinite nominative plural)
taxibilars (genitive indefinite plural)
taxibilarna (definite nominative plural)
taxibilarnas (definite genitive plural)