lix

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Latin

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Noun

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lix

  1. (dubious) Alternative form of lixa (lye; water).
    • Nonius Marcellus, De compendiosa doctrina 62.11:[1]
      Lixarum proprietas haec est, quod officium sustineant militibus aquae vehendae; lixam namque aquam veteres vocaverunt; unde elixum dicimus aqua coctum. Lix[a] etiam cinis dicitur vel umor cineri mixtus; nam etiamnunc id genus lexivum vocatur.

Usage notes

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Lindsay 1891, citing Onions, argues that the manuscripts' "lix etiam" is merely a corruption of "lixaetiam", i.e. "lixa etiam".[2]

References

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  1. ^ Lindsay, W. M. (1903) Nonii Marcellii, De conpendiosa doctrina, libros xx, Onionsianis copiis vsvs edidit Wallace M. Lindsay, volume 1, page 86
  2. ^ Lindsay, W. M. (1891) “Notes on Festus and Nonius”, in The Classical Review, volume 5, →DOI, page 10

Further reading

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Somali

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Somali cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : lix
    Ordinal : lixaad

Etymology

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From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Burji liya, Hadiyya loho, Oromo ja'a and Sidamo lee.

Numeral

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lix

  1. six

Swedish

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Adverb

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lix

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Clipping of liksom (kind of, sort of).