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Latin
Noun
lix
- (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 etiam cinis dicitur vel umor cineri mixtus; nam etiamnunc id genus lexivum vocatur.
Usage notes
Lindsay 1891, citing Onions, argues that the manuscripts' "lix etiam" is merely a corruption of "lixaetiam", i.e. "lixa etiam".[2]
References
- ^ Lindsay, W. M. (1903) Nonii Marcellii, De conpendiosa doctrina, libros xx, Onionsianis copiis vsvs edidit Wallace M. Lindsay, volume 1, page 86
- ^ Lindsay, W. M. (1891) “Notes on Festus and Nonius”, in The Classical Review, volume 5, →DOI, page 10
Further reading
Somali
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Burji liya, Hadiyya loho, Oromo ja'a and Sidamo lee.
Numeral
lix
- six
Swedish
Adverb
lix
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Clipping of liksom (“kind of, sort of”).