saks

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See also: Saks, sāks, säks, saks., and -saks

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sax n (“sword”), sǫx n pl (“scissors”), from Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“sword”).

Noun

saks c (singular definite saksen, plural indefinite sakse)

  1. pair of scissors
Declension
Declension of saks
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative saks saksen sakse saksene
genitive sakss saksens sakses saksenes

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

saks

  1. imperative of sakse

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Norse, or German Sachse.

Pronunciation

Noun

saks (genitive saksa, partitive saksa)

  1. An upper class person, lord.
  2. (dated) A German person.

Declension

Declension of saks (type hein)
singular plural
nominative saks saksad
genitive saksa sakste / saksade
partitive saksa saksu / saksasid
illative saksa / saksasse sakstesse / saksadesse
inessive saksas sakstes / saksades
elative saksast sakstest / saksadest
allative saksale sakstele / saksadele
adessive saksal sakstel / saksadel
ablative saksalt sakstelt / saksadelt
translative saksaks saksteks / saksadeks
terminative saksani saksteni / saksadeni
essive saksana sakstena / saksadena
abessive saksata saksteta / saksadeta
comitative saksaga sakstega / saksadega
Declension of saks (ÕS type 22u/leib, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative saks saksad
accusative nom.
gen. saksa
genitive saksade
partitive saksa saksu
saksasid
illative saksa
saksasse 		saksadesse
saksusse
inessive saksas saksades
saksus
elative saksast saksadest
saksust
allative saksale saksadele
saksule
adessive saksal saksadel
saksul
ablative saksalt saksadelt
saksult
translative saksaks saksadeks
saksuks
terminative saksani saksadeni
essive saksana saksadena
abessive saksata saksadeta
comitative saksaga saksadega

Norwegian Bokmål

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Wikipedia no

Etymology

From Old Norse sǫx (“plural of sax”).

Noun

saks f or m (definite singular saksa or saksen, indefinite plural sakser, definite plural saksene)

  1. (a pair of) scissors

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

From Old Norse sǫx, plural of sax n.

Noun

saks f (definite singular saksa, indefinite plural sakser, definite plural saksene)

  1. (a pair of) scissors
  2. a foot trap that shuts when stepped on
  3. shears
Derived terms

Verb

saks

  1. imperative of saksa

Etymology 2

From Old Norse sax n. Akin to Etymology 1.

Noun

saks n (definite singular sakset, indefinite plural saks, definite plural saksa)

  1. a large knife

Etymology 3

Noun

saks m (definite singular saksen, indefinite plural saksar, definite plural saksane)

  1. (music) clipping of saksofon (“saxophone”)

References

Anagrams

Swedish

Noun

saks

  1. indefinite genitive singular of sak

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

From a clipping of sakto +‎ -s (-suffix used in Tagalog slang), from eksakto.

Pronunciation

Adjective

saks (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔)

  1. (colloquial) all right
    Synonyms: sakto, tama
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