equis

Asturian

Noun

equis f (plural equis)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.

Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Italic [Term?], from pre-Italic *h₁é-kʷis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis, *kʷos. See there for cognates.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈe.kʷis/, [ˈɛkʷɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.kwis/, [ˈɛːkwis]

Pronoun

equis m (feminine equis, neuter equid)

1. (substantive interrogative pronoun) who, what

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈe.kʷiːs/, [ˈɛkʷiːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.kwis/, [ˈɛːkwis]

Noun

equīs m

1. dative/ablative plural of equus (“horse”)

Noun

equīs f

1. dative/ablative plural of equa (“female horse”)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈekis/ [ˈe.kis]

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• Rhymes: -ekis
• Syllabification: e‧quis

Noun

equis f (plural equis)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.

Further reading

• “equis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ekis

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish equis, the Spanish name of the letter X/x.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔekis/ [ˈʔɛː.xɪs]
• Rhymes: -ekis
• Syllabification: e‧quis

Noun

equis (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜒᜐ᜔)

1. (historical) the name of the Latin-script letter X/x, in the Abecedario

   Synonym: (in the Filipino alphabet) eks

2. (archaic) Alternative form of ekis