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{{also|SAX|Sax.}}
{{also|SAX|Sax|Sax.}}
==English==
==English==


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/sæks/}}
* {{IPA|en|/sæks/}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sax.wav ‎|Audio (UK)}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sax.wav|a=Southern England}}
* {{homophones|en|sacks|Sacks}}
* {{homophones|en|sacks|Sacks|Sachs|Sax}}
* {{rhymes|en|æks}}
* {{rhymes|en|æks|s=1}}


===Etymology 1===
===Etymology 1===
{{PIE root|en|sek}}
{{root|en|ine-pro|*sek-}}
From {{inh|en|enm|sax}}, {{m|enm|sex}}, from {{inh|en|ang|seax|t=a knife, hip-knife, an instrument for cutting, a short sword, dirk, dagger}}, from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*sahsą|t=stone chip, knife}}, from {{der|en|ine-pro|*sek-|t=to cut}}. Cognate with {{cog|frr|sax|t=knife, sword}}, {{cog|dum|sas|t=knife}}, {{cog|gml|sax|t=knife}}, {{cog|gmh|sahs|t=a knife}}, {{cog|da|saks|t=a pair of scissors}}, {{cog|sv|sax|t=a pair of scissors}}, {{cog|is|sax|t=a short heavy sword}}, {{cog|la|secō|t=cut}}. See also {{m|en|Saxon}}, {{m|en|saw}}.
From {{inh|en|enm|sax}}, {{m|enm|sex}}, from {{inh|en|ang|seax|t=a knife, hip-knife, an instrument for cutting, a short sword, dirk, dagger}}, from {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*sahs}}, from {{inh|en|gem-pro|*sahsą|t=stone chip, knife}}, from {{der|en|ine-pro|*sek-|t=to cut}}. {{dbt|en|seax|zax}}.


====Noun====
====Noun====
{{en-noun}}
{{en-noun}}


# A slate-cutter's hammer; [[slate-ax]].
# A [[slate]]-[[cutter]]’s [[hammer]]; [[slate-ax]].
# {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[knife]] or [[sword]]; a [[dagger]] about 20 inches in length.
# {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[knife]] or [[sword]]; a [[dagger]] about 50 cm (20 inches) in length.


=====Related terms=====
=====Related terms=====
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|Middlesex
|Middlesex
|Essex
|Essex
|saw
|Sussex
|saxie
|saxie
|Saxon
|Saxon
|seax
|seax
|Sussex
|zax
}}
}}


====Verb====
====Verb====
{{en-verb|es}}
{{en-verb}}


# {{lb|en|transitive|Britain|_|dialectal}} To [[cut]] or [[slash]] with a sharp instrument; [[incise]]; [[scarify]].
# {{lb|en|transitive|Britain|_|dialectal}} To [[cut]] or [[slash]] with a sharp instrument; [[incise]]; [[scarify]].
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# {{clipping of|en|saxophone}}
# {{clipping of|en|saxophone}}


===Anagrams===
=====Derived terms=====
{{col-auto|en|alto sax|bari sax|baritone sax|bass sax|contrabass sax|Mississippi sax|sax tuba|sopranino sax|sopranissimo sax|soprano sax|soprillo sax|subcontrabass sax|tenor sax}}
* {{anagrams|en|a=asx|ASX|XAS}}


====Verb====
{{en-verb}}


# To play the [[saxophone]]


===Etymology 3===
{{clipping|en|saxe blue}}, from the name of the region of {{l|en|Saxony}}.


====Noun====
[[Category:English eponyms]]
{{en-noun}}
[[Category:en:Musical instruments]]


# {{lb|en|fashion}} a shade of colour similar to [[sky blue]]
----
#: {{color panel|418B89}}

=====Descendants=====
* Japanese: {{l|ja|サックス|tr=sakkusu}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=asx|ASX|XAS}}

{{catlangname|en|eponyms}}
{{topics|en|Musical instruments|Woodwind instruments}}


==Aleut==
==Aleut==
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# bird skin coat
# bird skin coat


[[Category:ale:Clothing]]
{{topics|ale|Clothing}}

----


==Dutch==
==Dutch==
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* {{IPA|nl|/sɑks/}}
* {{IPA|nl|/sɑks/}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|sax}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|sax}}
* {{rhymes|nl|ɑks}}
* {{rhymes|nl|ɑks|s=1}}
* {{homophones|nl|Sax}}
* {{homophones|nl|Sax}}


===Etymology 1===
===Etymology 1===
{{root|nl|ine-pro|*sek-}}
Borrowed, ultimately from {{der|nl|gem-pro|*sahsą|t=stone chip, knife}}, from {{der|nl|ine-pro|*sek-|t=to cut}}. The word also existed in the sixteenth century, but became obsolete and was borrowed again.
Borrowed, ultimately from {{der|nl|gem-pro|*sahsą|t=stone chip, knife}}, from {{der|nl|ine-pro|*sek-|t=to cut}}. The word also existed in the sixteenth century, but became obsolete and was borrowed again.


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#: {{syn|nl|saxofoon}}
#: {{syn|nl|saxofoon}}


==Finnish==
----


==Kurdish==
===Etymology===
{{root|fi|ine-pro|*sek-}}
{{lbor|fi|non|sax}}. {{doublet|fi|saksa|Saksa|sakset|saksi|id4=claw|t4=claw|saksi|id5=person|t5=Saxon|Saksi|seax}}.


===Adjective===
===Pronunciation===
{{ku-adj}}
{{fi-p|saks}}


===Noun===
# [[alive]]
{{fi-noun}}
# [[healthy]]

# [[whole]]
# {{lb|fi|historical}} [[seax]] {{gl|a type of sword}}
#: {{syn|fi|seax|viikinkimiekka}}

====Declension====
{{fi-decl-risti|sax|||a|i=0}}


{{topics|fi|Weapons}}
----


==Middle English==
==Middle English==


===Alternative forms===
===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|enm|sexe|sex|sæx|seax}}
* {{alt|enm|sexe|sex|sæx|seax}}


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{inh|enm|ang|seax}}, from {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*sahsą}}.
{{root|enm|ine-pro|*sek-}}
From {{inh|enm|ang|seax}}, from {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*sahs}}, from {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*sahsą}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|enm|/saks/}}
* {{IPA|enm|/saks/}}
* {{rhymes|enm|aks}}
* {{rhymes|enm|aks|s=1}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
{{enm-noun|pl=saxes|pl2=saxen}}
{{enm-noun|pl=saxes}}


# A [[knife]] {{gloss|tool}}
# a [[knife]] {{gl|tool}}
# A [[knife]] {{gloss|weapon}}
# a [[knife]] {{gl|weapon}}


====Descendants====
====Descendants====
* {{desc|en|sax}}, {{l|en|zax}}
* {{desc|en|sax}}; {{l|en|zax}}
* {{desc|sco|saks}}; {{l|sco|sax|pos=v}} {{q|through confluence with Norse form}}


====References====
===References===
* {{R:MED Online|entry=sax (n.) |id=MED38666 |accessdate=2018-04-24}}
* {{R:MED Online|entry=sax |pos=n |id=MED38666 |accessdate=2018-04-24}}


[[Category:enm:Tools]]
{{topics|enm|Tools|Weapons}}
[[Category:enm:Weapons]]


==Northern Kurdish==
----

===Adjective===
{{kmr-adj}}

# [[alive]]
# [[healthy]]
# [[whole]]


==Old Norse==
==Old Norse==


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{PIE root|non|sek}}
{{root|non|ine-pro|*sek-}}
From {{inh|non|gem-pro|*sahsą||dagger, knife}}. Ultimately from {{der|non|ine-pro|*sek-||to cut}}.
From {{inh|non|gem-pro|*sahsą||dagger, knife}}. Ultimately from {{der|non|ine-pro|*sek-||to cut}}.


===Noun===
===Noun===
{{non-noun|n|sax|sǫx}}
{{non-noun|n|sax|sǫx}}

# a oneedged sword, a backsword
# a one-edged sword, a backsword
# {{lb|non|plurale tantum}} [[shears]]
# {{lb|non|plurale tantum}} [[shears]]


====Declension====
====Declension====
{{non-decl-n-a|sax|sǫx|gs=sax}}
{{non-decl-n-a|sax|sǫx|gs=sax}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|non|saxar|g=m-p||Saxons}}


====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
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* {{l|non|saxknífr|g=m||dagger, dirk}}
* {{l|non|saxknífr|g=m||dagger, dirk}}
* {{l|non|saxoddr|g=m||the point of a 'sax}}
* {{l|non|saxoddr|g=m||the point of a 'sax}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|non|saxar|g=m-p||Saxons}}


====Descendants====
====Descendants====
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* {{desc|fo|saksur|g=m}}
* {{desc|fo|saksur|g=m}}
* {{desc|nn|saks|g=f}}
* {{desc|nn|saks|g=f}}
* {{desc|nb|saks|g=m|g2=f}}
* {{desc|nb|saks|g=m,f}}
* {{desc|sv|sax|g=c}}
* {{desc|sv|sax|g=c}}
* {{desc|da|saks|g=c}}
* {{desc|da|saks|g=c}}
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{{topics|non|Weapons}}
{{topics|non|Weapons}}

----


==Scots==
==Scots==
{{number box|sco|6}}

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|sco|sex|six}}


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{inh|sco|enm|sex}}, byform of {{m|enm|six}}, from {{inh|sco|ang|siex}}, from {{inh|sco|gem-pro|*sehs}}, from {{inh|sco|ine-pro|*swéḱs}}.
{{dercat|sco|ang|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=4}}
From {{inh|sco|enm|sex}}, byform of {{m|enm|six}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
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===Numeral===
===Numeral===
{{enum|sco|five|seiven|cardinal number|6}}
{{head|sco|numeral}}
{{head|sco|numeral}}


# {{cln|sco|cardinal numbers}} [[six]]
# [[six]]


====Related terms====
===References===
* {{R:Dictionary of the Scots Language|pos=num. adj|url=https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/sax_num_adj|accessdate=21 May 2024|source=SND}}
* {{l|sco|saxt|t=sixth}}
* {{R:Dictionary of the Scots Language|entry=sex|pos=num. and n|url=https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/sex_num_n|accessdate=21 May 2024|source=DOST}}
* {{R:Dictionary of the Scots Language|entry=six|pos=num. adj., n|accessdate=21 May 2024|source=SND}}


[[Category:Scots 1-syllable words]]
{{cln|sco|1-syllable words|cardinal numbers}}
[[Category:Scots numerals]]

----


==Swedish==
==Swedish==


===Etymology===
===Etymology 1===
{{root|sv|ine-pro|*sek-}}
From {{der|sv|non|sǫx}} (''plural of {{m|non|sax}}''), from {{der|sv|gem-pro|*sahsą}}, from {{der|sv|ine-pro|*sek-}}.
From {{der|sv|non|sǫx}} (''plural of {{m|non|sax}}''), from {{der|sv|gem-pro|*sahsą}}, from {{der|sv|ine-pro|*sek-}}.


===Pronunciation===
====Pronunciation====
* {{audio|sv|Sv-en sax.ogg|audio}}
* {{audio|sv|Sv-en sax.ogg}}


===Noun===
====Noun====
{{sv-noun|c}}
{{sv-noun|c}}


# a pair of [[scissors]]; [[shears]]
# a pair of [[scissors]]; [[shears]]
# ''short of'' [[saxofon]]
# a [[trap]] for animals
# a [[trap]] for animals


====Declension====
=====Declension=====
{{sv-infl-noun-c-ar|genitive=}}
{{sv-infl-noun-c-ar}}


====Related terms====
=====Related terms=====
{{col5|sv
|björnsax
|bultsax
|fårsax
|häcksax
|kökssax
|limpsax
|ljussax
|nagelsax
|plåtsax
|rävsax
|saxa
|saxfiske
|saxning
|saxnäbb
|saxskänkel
|saxskär
|saxsprint
|sysax
|trädgårdssax
|ullsax
}}

=====Descendants=====
* {{desc|fi|bor=1|sakset|g1=p|saksi|g2=s}}

===Etymology 2===
{{clipping|sv|saxofon}}, attested since 1934.

====Pronunciation====
* {{audio|sv|Sv-en sax.ogg}}

====Noun====
{{sv-noun|c}}

# ''short of'' [[saxofon]]

=====Declension=====
{{sv-infl-noun-c-ar}}

=====Related terms=====
* {{l|sv|altsax}}
* {{l|sv|altsax}}
* {{l|sv|björnsax}}
* {{l|sv|bultsax}}
* {{l|sv|fårsax}}
* {{l|sv|häcksax}}
* {{l|sv|kökssax}}
* {{l|sv|ljussax}}
* {{l|sv|nagelsax}}
* {{l|sv|plåtsax}}
* {{l|sv|rävsax}}
* {{l|sv|saxa}}
* {{l|sv|saxfiske}}
* {{l|sv|saxning}}
* {{l|sv|saxnäbb}}
* {{l|sv|saxsektion}}
* {{l|sv|saxsektion}}
* {{l|sv|saxskänkel}}
* {{l|sv|saxskär}}
* {{l|sv|saxsprint}}
* {{l|sv|sysax}}
* {{l|sv|tenorsax}}
* {{l|sv|tenorsax}}
* {{l|sv|trädgårdssax}}
* {{l|sv|ullsax}}


===References===
===References===
* {{R:svenska.se|saol}}
* {{R:svenska.se|SAOL}}
* {{R:svenska.se|SO}}
* {{R:svenska.se|SAOB}}

Revision as of 15:29, 21 August 2024

See also: SAX, Sax, and Sax.

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English sax, sex, from Old English seax (“a knife, hip-knife, an instrument for cutting, a short sword, dirk, dagger”), from Proto-West Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“stone chip, knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). Doublet of seax and zax.

Noun

sax (plural saxes)

  1. A slate-cutter’s hammer; slate-ax.
  2. (obsolete) A knife or sword; a dagger about 50 cm (20 inches) in length.

Verb

sax (third-person singular simple present saxes, present participle saxing, simple past and past participle saxed)

  1. (transitive, British dialectal) To cut or slash with a sharp instrument; incise; scarify.

Etymology 2

Clipping of saxophone. Distantly related to etymology 1 above, because the “Sax” surname is a cognate.

Noun

sax (plural saxes)

  1. Clipping of saxophone.
Derived terms

Verb

sax (third-person singular simple present saxes, present participle saxing, simple past and past participle saxed)

  1. To play the saxophone

Etymology 3

Clipping of saxe blue, from the name of the region of Saxony.

Noun

sax (plural saxes)

  1. (fashion) a shade of colour similar to sky blue
    sax:  
Descendants

Anagrams

Aleut

Noun

sax

  1. bird skin coat

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“stone chip, knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). The word also existed in the sixteenth century, but became obsolete and was borrowed again.

Noun

sax c (plural saxen, diminutive saxje n)

  1. sax, short sword, dagger

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English sax or less probably a native formation from saxofoon.

Noun

sax m (plural saxen, diminutive saxje n)

  1. (informal) sax, saxophone
    Synonym: saxofoon

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Norse sax. Doublet of saksa, Saksa, sakset, saksi (“claw”), saksi (“Saxon”), Saksi, and seax.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑks/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ks̠]

Noun

sax

  1. (historical) seax (a type of sword)
    Synonyms: seax, viikinkimiekka

Declension

Inflection of sax (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative sax saxit
genitive saxin saxien
partitive saxia saxeja
illative saxiin saxeihin
singular plural
nominative sax saxit
accusative nom. sax saxit
gen. saxin
genitive saxin saxien
partitive saxia saxeja
inessive saxissa saxeissa
elative saxista saxeista
illative saxiin saxeihin
adessive saxilla saxeilla
ablative saxilta saxeilta
allative saxille saxeille
essive saxina saxeina
translative saxiksi saxeiksi
abessive saxitta saxeitta
instructive — saxein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sax (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative saxini saxini
accusative nom. saxini saxini
gen. saxini
genitive saxini saxieni
partitive saxiani saxejani
inessive saxissani saxeissani
elative saxistani saxeistani
illative saxiini saxeihini
adessive saxillani saxeillani
ablative saxiltani saxeiltani
allative saxilleni saxeilleni
essive saxinani saxeinani
translative saxikseni saxeikseni
abessive saxittani saxeittani
instructive — —
comitative — saxeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative saxisi saxisi
accusative nom. saxisi saxisi
gen. saxisi
genitive saxisi saxiesi
partitive saxiasi saxejasi
inessive saxissasi saxeissasi
elative saxistasi saxeistasi
illative saxiisi saxeihisi
adessive saxillasi saxeillasi
ablative saxiltasi saxeiltasi
allative saxillesi saxeillesi
essive saxinasi saxeinasi
translative saxiksesi saxeiksesi
abessive saxittasi saxeittasi
instructive — —
comitative — saxeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative saximme saximme
accusative nom. saximme saximme
gen. saximme
genitive saximme saxiemme
partitive saxiamme saxejamme
inessive saxissamme saxeissamme
elative saxistamme saxeistamme
illative saxiimme saxeihimme
adessive saxillamme saxeillamme
ablative saxiltamme saxeiltamme
allative saxillemme saxeillemme
essive saxinamme saxeinamme
translative saxiksemme saxeiksemme
abessive saxittamme saxeittamme
instructive — —
comitative — saxeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative saxinne saxinne
accusative nom. saxinne saxinne
gen. saxinne
genitive saxinne saxienne
partitive saxianne saxejanne
inessive saxissanne saxeissanne
elative saxistanne saxeistanne
illative saxiinne saxeihinne
adessive saxillanne saxeillanne
ablative saxiltanne saxeiltanne
allative saxillenne saxeillenne
essive saxinanne saxeinanne
translative saxiksenne saxeiksenne
abessive saxittanne saxeittanne
instructive — —
comitative — saxeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative saxinsa saxinsa
accusative nom. saxinsa saxinsa
gen. saxinsa
genitive saxinsa saxiensa
partitive saxiaan
saxiansa 		saxejaan
saxejansa
inessive saxissaan
saxissansa 		saxeissaan
saxeissansa
elative saxistaan
saxistansa 		saxeistaan
saxeistansa
illative saxiinsa saxeihinsa
adessive saxillaan
saxillansa 		saxeillaan
saxeillansa
ablative saxiltaan
saxiltansa 		saxeiltaan
saxeiltansa
allative saxilleen
saxillensa 		saxeilleen
saxeillensa
essive saxinaan
saxinansa 		saxeinaan
saxeinansa
translative saxikseen
saxiksensa 		saxeikseen
saxeiksensa
abessive saxittaan
saxittansa 		saxeittaan
saxeittansa
instructive — —
comitative — saxeineen
saxeinensa

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English seax, from Proto-West Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic *sahsą.

Pronunciation

Noun

sax (plural saxes)

  1. a knife (tool)
  2. a knife (weapon)

Descendants

  • English: sax; zax
  • Scots: saks; sax (verb) (through confluence with Norse form)

References

Northern Kurdish

Adjective

sax

  1. alive
  2. healthy
  3. whole

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“dagger, knife”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).

Noun

sax n (genitive sax, plural sǫx)

  1. a one-edged sword, a backsword
  2. (plural only) shears

Declension

  Declension of sax (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sax saxit sǫx sǫxin
accusative sax saxit sǫx sǫxin
dative saxi saxinu sǫxum sǫxunum
genitive sax saxins saxa saxanna

Derived terms

  • saxa (“to cut with a 'sax'”)
  • saxknífr m (“dagger, dirk”)
  • saxoddr m (“the point of a 'sax”)
  • saxar m pl (“Saxons”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: sax n
  • Faroese: saksur m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: saks f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: saks m or f
  • Swedish: sax c
  • Danish: saks c

References

“sax”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Scots

Scots numbers (edit)
 ←  5 6 7  → 
    Cardinal: sax
    Ordinal: saxt

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English sex, byform of six.

Pronunciation

Numeral

sax

  1. six

References

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sǫx (plural of sax), from Proto-Germanic *sahsą, from Proto-Indo-European *sek-.

Pronunciation

Noun

sax c

  1. a pair of scissors; shears
  2. a trap for animals
Declension
Declension of sax
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sax sax
definite saxen saxens
plural indefinite saxar saxars
definite saxarna saxarnas
Descendants

Etymology 2

Clipping of saxofon, attested since 1934.

Pronunciation

Noun

sax c

  1. short of saxofon
Declension
Declension of sax
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sax sax
definite saxen saxens
plural indefinite saxar saxars
definite saxarna saxarnas

References

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