eixo

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Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since the 14th century. From Latin axis (“axletree”) (with change of declension), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”). Cognate with Portuguese eixo and Spanish eje.

Pronunciation

Noun

eixo m (plural eixos)

  1. axle, axletree (alternative form of eixe)
    • 1433, Ángel Rodríguez González & José Armas Castro (eds.), Minutario notarial de Pontevedra (1433-1435). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 53:
      con estes aparellos seguintes, conven a saber: tres ancoras et hũu arpeo de ferro con seus eixos et hũa gindaresa de fio de canavo
      with the following gear, that is: three anchors and one grappling hook of iron, with their axles , and a hawser made of hemp
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Etymology 2

Verb

eixo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of eixar
  2. first-person singular present indicative of eixir

Portuguese

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese eixe, from Latin axis (“axletree”) (with change of declension), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”). Compare Galician eixe, Spanish eje. Doublet of the borrowing áxis.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: ei‧xo

Noun

eixo m (plural eixos)

  1. axle, axletree (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves)
  2. (geometry) axis (imaginary line)
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