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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin axem (compare Occitan ais, French ais, Spanish eje), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”).
Pronunciation
Noun
eix m (plural eixos)
- axle (pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves)
- (geometry) axis (imaginary line)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “eix” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “eix” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.