dêixis

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See also: deixis

Portuguese

Alternative forms

díxis

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δεῖξις (deîxis, “indicating; reference”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈdejk.sis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈdejk.siʃ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdɐj.ksiʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdej.ksiʃ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdej.ksiʃ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈde.ksiʃ/

A rare instance of <x> not being pronounced /ʃ/ after /j/.
Hyphenation: dêi‧xis

Noun

dêixis f (invariable)

(linguistics) deixis (reference requiring context to be understood)

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