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Small-cap X (left) and lower-case x (right) are distinct when italic, which is the convention of several phonetic alphabets. X is the only small-capital letter of the basic Latin alphabet that is not included in Unicode.
Translingual
Etymology 1
Letter
x (upper case X )
The twenty-fourth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet .
See also
Etymology 2
The variable name comes from usage in Spain, as up to the 16th century ⟨x⟩ had the sound value /ʃ/ in Spanish , so was used to transcribe Arabic ش ( š ) used for the purpose of a variable as an abbreviation of شَيْء ( šayʔ , “ thing ” ) .[ 1] Its sound value in Spanish has since then become /x/ , which explains the decision made in the circle of the International Phonetic Association to assign this character to the voiceless velar fricative. Compare English hickey ( “ an object whose name is not recalled; bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin ” ) for the development of the sense of a communicated kiss.
Pronunciation
Pronunciation of IPA with the sound : (file )
Symbol
x
( IPA ) a voiceless velar fricative .
( superscript ⟨ˣ⟩ ) -fricated release, -coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic – see ⟨ˣ⟩ .
( mathematics ) A name for an unknown variable .
( mathematics ) The first coordinate in Cartesian coordinates , representing horizontal position.
Used as a placeholder for a digit or value that may vary.
2008 , Leonard Richardson, Sam Ruby, RESTful Web Services (in English), page 387 :The 5xx [i.e. three digits starting "5"] series of status codes is for representing problems on the server side.
2009 , Ravi Rikhye, Concise World Armies 2009 (in English):BRIGADE NUMBERING - TRADITIONAL • Armor Brigade [5xx series] • Armored Infantry Brigade [3xx series] • Motorized Infantry Brigade [2xx series] • Infantry Brigade [1xx series] • Special Forces [8xx series]
2010 , Tri "Slowhabit" Nguyen, Martin Harris, Advanced PLO Play (in English), page 53 :Although my opponent will have 4xxx [i.e. a 4 and three other cards] frequently, I have to stack off occasionally to avoid being exploited in this spot.
A kiss at the end of a letter, or similar missive.
2009 September 8, tammy martinez, “God bless u!”, in cir-b-ksa (Usenet ; in Spanish), retrieved 2014-10-26 :Que DIOS te bendiga, x ox o GOD bless you x ox o
2010 September 4, [email protected] , “Re: Sortido”, in Medicina UFRJ Turma 1970 (Usenet ; in Portuguese), retrieved 2014-10-26 :Pratinha te amo, te amo...X OX O luizbola Parinha I love you, I love you...X OX O luizbola
2012 , Amanda Jennings, Sworn Secret (in English):i love you :)! xxx . She pressed send and stared at him. She giggled when he reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone.
2012 , Maya Rodale, Geheimes Spiel der Liebe (in German):X OX O, dein Schreibmädchen, deine FrauX OX O, your writing girl, your wife
2013 , Arthur Fleischmann, Carly Fleischmann, La voz de Carly (in Spanish):Nos vemos en unos días. Te quiero. X ox o. We see each other in a few days. I want you. X ox o.
1999 , Mon évolution par l'Amour (in French), page 134 :Je t’aime ! Kristel xxxx ... I love you ! Kristel xxxx ...
Usage notes
In the mathematical senses, the term is conventionally rendered in italics, as in, “Solve the equation
x
3
+
x
=
a
{\displaystyle x^{3}+x=a}
for
x
{\displaystyle x}
.”
References
Etymology 3
The multiplication sign is an arbitrary notation developed in the early 17th century.
Symbol
x
Alternative spelling of ×
Dimensions: 1280x 720
3x as much as usual
2017 , Karin Loose, Gesunde Lebensführung - Gewusst wie!?: Ernährung + Bewegung + Psyche (in German), BookRix, →ISBN :Nebenzahlreichen sekundären Pflanzenstoffen enthält Moringa: 2x so viel Proteine wie Soja [...] (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
Using x (in upper- or lower-case, italicized or not, and sometimes rotated 90 degrees) to indicate multiplication was common in 17th-century mathematical texts.[ 1] Today, this usage is considered poor typography, but it is nevertheless common because computer keyboards lack a × key.
References
^ Cajori, Florian (1914 December) “The Cross X as a Symbol for Multiplication”, in Nature , volume 94 , →DOI , pages 363–364
Etymology 4
A CD-R claiming 52X speed.
A DVD-R claiming 8x speed.
Originates in given multiples of the speeds specified in the original CD and DVD standards, then, by reason of the actual unit being without name but just implied by the multiplication sign, reinterpreted as or used as if a unit, considering also that data transfer speed is variable , so that now, bolstered by stylization of the sign in the marketing of manufacturers, either spelling, with the multiplication sign or with the ex borrowed from the iconic mathematical variable sign, seems correct.
Symbol
x
( computing ) A unit of transfer rate of CD drives, equal to 150 KiB per second.
( computing ) A unit of transfer rate of DVD drives, equal 1.32 MiB per second.
Further reading
Etymology 5
Symbol
x
Ⅹ , the Roman numeral ten (10 )
See also
Gallery
See also
Other representations of X:
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /ɛks/
Rhymes: -ɛks
( phoneme )
IPA (key ) : /ks/ , /ɡz/ , /kʃ/ , /ɡʒ/
IPA (key ) : /z/ , /ʃ/ ( word-initially )
Letter
x (lower case , upper case X , plural xs or x's )
The twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet , called ex and written in the Latin script .
Forming gender-neutral or otherwise more inclusive versions of words, especially Spanish-derived words by replacing both the masculine -o and feminine -a .
alumnx , Chicanx (Xicanx ), Filipinx , Latinx , Mx , mxn , Tejanx , womxn
Derived terms
See also
-x (as in folx , punx )
( gender ) : @
Adjective
x
Alternative letter-case form of X ( “ intersex or non-binary , in passports and identification documents” )
Numeral
x
( sometimes humorous ) An unknown or unspecified number of.
2016 February 22, Andrew Sparrow , “David Cameron's swipe at Boris Johnson in the Commons – verdict”, in The Guardian :David Cameron gives a Commons statement after every EU summit and normally they follow a predictable pattern; he says that he set out with X number of aims, and then he explains he has achieved all X of them (even if he hasn’t). The most interesting comments normally come in the exchanges with MPs.
2016 May 19, Aaron Souppouris, “Why Google can't stop making messaging apps”, in Engadget :But chances are that Google will continue to float new ideas before eventually merging the best of them into a single, coherent application, as it did with Hangouts. And then it'll start the process again. In the meantime, Google will spend money developing x number of duplicate apps, and users will have to deal with a confusing mess of applications on their home screens.
Conjunction
x
( fandom slang ) Used between the names of two characters to denote a ship , particularly in anime , manga , and video games .
1998 August 31, Greg Upchurch, “ Aright”, in rec.arts.anime.creative (Usenet ):If there is anyone in the audience who can't stand someone pushing a Shinji x Rei thing, I know you want to quit on this fic now.
2002 July 7, Arnold Kim, “Re: Favorite couples??”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer (Usenet ):I'm a fairly big Angel x Buffy fan, though I'm not a particularly big fan of Angel. They just work well together, IMO.
2003 April 29, sephigirl, “Re: Character selections was: Re: Identification”, in alt.fan.utena (Usenet ):Tho' my doujinshi is a Cloud x Sephiroth - yes you read that right - Cloud's name is first. ^^!
For more quotations using this term, see Citations:x .
( music ) Used in place of and in artist collaborations.
Taska Black x DROELOE, Steve Aoki x Lauren Jauregui, etc.
Etymology 2
Abbreviations.
Symbol
x
( stenoscript ) the sound sequence /ɛks/ or /ks/.
( stenoscript ) the suffix or final sequence /iəs/ (-ious , -eous , -eus )
( stenoscript ) the suffix or final syllable /ʃəs/ (-tious , -cious , -xious )
( stenoscript ) the suffix or final syllable /ʃəl/ (-tial , -cial )
See also
( Latin-script letters) letter ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
-x
x-cat-ik
Afar
Letter
x
The eighth letter of the Afar alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , T t , S s , E e , C c , K k , X x , I i , D d , Q q , R r , F f , G g , O o , L l , M m , N n , U u , W w , H h , Y y
Albanian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /d͡z/
Letter
x (upper case X , lower case x )
The thirty-second letter of the Albanian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) shkronjë ; A a , B b , C c , Ç ç , D d , Dh dh , E e , Ë ë , F f , G g , Gj gj , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , Ll ll , M m , N n , Nj nj , O o , P p , Q q , R r , Rr rr , S s , Sh sh , T t , Th th , U u , V v , X x , Xh xh , Y y , Z z , Zh zh
( Arvanitic ) (Greek-script letters ) Α α , Β β , Ƃ ƅ , Γ γ , Γϳ γϳ , Δ δ , D d , Ε ε , Ε̱ ε̱ , Ζ ζ , Ζ̇ ζ̇ , Θ θ , Ι ι , Ϳ ϳ , Κ κ , Κ̇ κ̇ , Λ λ , ΛΛ λλ , Λ̇ λ̇ , Μ μ , Ν ν , Ν̇ ν̇ , Ο ο , Π π , Ρ ρ , Ρ̇ ρ̇ , Σ σ , Σ̈ σ̈ , Τ τ , Ȣ ȣ , Υ υ , Φ φ , Χ χ , Χ̇ χ̇ , ΤΣ τσ , ΤΣ̈ τσ̈ , DΣ dσ , DΣ̈ dσ̈
Asturian
Pronunciation
Letter
x (upper case X )
A letter of the Asturian alphabet.
Usage notes
Historically, it represented /ks/, and /ʃ/ was represented by ẍ . In modern Asturian it always represents /ʃ/.
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
Letter
x lower case (upper case X )
The twelfth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) hərf ; A a , B b , C c , Ç ç , D d , E e , Ə ə , F f , G g , Ğ ğ , H h , X x , I ı , İ i , J j , K k , Q q , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ö ö , P p , R r , S s , Ş ş , T t , U u , Ü ü , V v , Y y , Z z
Basque
Pronunciation
Letter
x (lower case , upper case X )
The twenty-fifth letter of the Basque alphabet , called ixa and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c (Ç ç ), D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ñ ñ , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ü ü ), V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Blin
Pronunciation
Letter
x (uppercase X )
A letter of the Bilen Latin alphabet.
Catalan
Preposition
x
( text messaging , Internet slang ) per
Central Mazahua
Pronunciation
Letter
x (upper case X )
A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ⱥ ⱥ , A̱ a̱ , B b , C c , Cꞌ cꞌ , Cj cj , Cu cu , Cꞌu cꞌu , Cju cju , Ch ch , Chꞌ chꞌ , Chj chj , D d , Dy dy , E e , Ɇ ɇ , E̱ e̱ , G g , Gu gu , Hu hu , ꞌHu ꞌhu , I i , I̱ i̱ , J j , Jꞌ jꞌ , Jm jm , Jn jn , Jñ jñ , Ju ju , Jy jy , L l , M m , Mꞌ mꞌ , N n , Nꞌ nꞌ , Ñ ñ , Ñꞌ ñꞌ , O o , Ø ø , O̱ o̱ , P p , Pj pj , R r , S s , T t , Tꞌ tꞌ , Tj tj , Ts ts , Tsꞌ tsꞌ , Tsj tsj , U u , Ꞹ ꞹ , U̱ u̱ , X x , Z z , Zh zh , ꞌ
Comox
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /x/
Letter
x (no case )
A letter of the Comox alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
Found in loan words and onomatopoeia.
See also
( Latin-script letters) a , æ , aw , ay , ɔ , č , č̓ , e , ɛ , ə , əw , əy , g , gʸ , h , i , ɩ , j , k , k̓ , kʷ , k̓ʷ , kʸ , k̓ʸ , l , l̓ , ɬ , ƛ , ƛ̓ , m , m̓ , n , n̓ , o , ɔy , p , p̓ , q , q̓ , qʷ , q̓ʷ , s , š , t , t̓ , θ , tᶿ , t̓ᶿ , u , ʊ , w , w̓ , ꭓ , ꭓʷ , x , xʷ , y , y̓ , ʔ , ꞉
Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter
x (lower case , upper case X )
the twenty-fourth letter of the Dutch alphabet
See also
Previous letter: w
Next letter: y
Esperanto
Letter
x (lower case , upper case X )
( replacement ) The letter that represents a diacritic in the x-system , written after the letter in its non-diacriticked form; it is called ikso .
ambaŭ → ambaux
Finnish
Etymology
The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information , and x for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
Audio ( letter name ) ; “ äks” : (file )
Letter
x (lower case , upper case X )
The twenty-third letter of the Finnish alphabet , called äks or eks and written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords replaced with ks .
Derived terms
See also
( Latin-script letters) kirjain ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s (Š š ), T t , U u , V v (W w ), X x , Y y , Z z (Ž ž ), Å å , Ä ä , Ö ö
French
Pronunciation
Letter
x (lower case , upper case X )
The twenty-fourth letter of the French alphabet , written in the Latin script .
1837 , Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche fr.Wikisource , translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:Avec ces propos et d’autres semblables, le pauvre gentilhomme perdait le jugement. Il passait les nuits et se donnait la torture pour les comprendre, pour les approfondir, pour leur tirer le sens des entrailles, ce qu’Aristote lui-même n’aurait pu faire, s’il fût ressuscité tout ex près pour cela. With these passages and other similar ones, the poor gentleman lost his judgement. He spent his nights and tortured himself to understand them, to consider them more deeply, to take from them their deepest meaning, which Aristotle himself would not have been able to do, had he been resurrected for that very purpose.
Gothic
Romanization
x
Romanization of 𐍇
Heiltsuk
Pronunciation
Letter
x (upper case X )
A letter of the Heiltsuk alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Á á , A̓ a̓ , B b , C c , C̓ c̓ , D d , , G g , Gv gv , Ǧ ǧ , Ǧv ǧv , H h , H̓ h̓ , Ħ ħ , I i , Í í , I̓ i̓ , K k , Kv kv , K̓ k̓ , K̓v k̓v , L l , ʼL l̓ , Ḷ ḷ , Ḷ́ ḷ́ , ʼḶ ḷ̓ , Ɫ ɫ , M m , ʼM m̓ , Ṃ ṃ , Ṃ́ ṃ́ , ʼṂ ṃ̓ , N n , ʼN n̓ , Ṇ ṇ , Ṇ́ ṇ́ , ʼṆ ṇ̓ , P p , P̓ p̓ , Q q , Qv qv , Q̓ q̓ , Q̓v q̓v , S s , T t , T̓ t̓ , ƛ , ̓ ƛ̓ , U u , Ú ú , U̓ u̓ , W w , ʼW w̓ , X x , Xv xv , X̌ x̌ , X̌v x̌v , Y y , ʼY y̓ , Z z , ʔ
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Letter
x (lower case , upper case X )
A letter of the extended Hungarian alphabet , called iksz and written in the Latin script .
Declension
Derived terms
See also
( Latin-script letters) betű ; A a , Á á , B b , C c , Cs cs , D d , Dz dz , Dzs dzs , E e , É é , F f , G g , Gy gy , H h , I i , Í í , J j , K k , L l , Ly ly , M m , N n , Ny ny , O o , Ó ó , Ö ö , Ő ő , P p , R r , S s , Sz sz , T t , Ty ty , U u , Ú ú , Ü ü , Ű ű , V v , Z z , Zs zs . Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y . Commonly used: ch . Also defined: à ë . In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ .
Further reading
x in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh . A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Letter
x (upper case X )
The twenty-seventh letter of the Icelandic alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bókstafur ; A a , Á á , B b , D d , Ð ð , E e , É é , F f , G g , H h , I i , Í í , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ó ó , P p , R r , S s , T t , U u , Ú ú , V v , X x , Y y , Ý ý , Þ þ , Æ æ , Ö ö
Ido
Pronunciation
( context pronunciation ) IPA (key ) : /ks/
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /kse/
Letter
x (upper case X )
The twenty-fourth letter of the Ido alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) litero ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
( context pronunciation ) IPA (key ) : /s, ks/
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ɛks/
Letter
x (upper case X )
The twenty-fourth letter of the Indonesian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) huruf ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Etymology 2
Noun
x
( text messaging ) Abbreviation of kali .
Etymology 3
Unknown.
Suffix
x
( text messaging , slang ) Abbreviation of -nya .
Synonyms
Italian
Etymology 1
Letter
x f or m (invariable , lower case , upper case X )
The twenty-fourth letter of the Latin alphabet , called ics in Italian
Usage notes
The letter X is not considered part of the Italian alphabet. It is found mainly in loanwords, Latinisms , and Grecisms .
Etymology 2
The multiplication sign × (which is visually similar to the letter x ) is pronounced per in Italian.
Preposition
x
( text messaging , slang ) Abbreviation of per ( “ for ” ) .
Usage notes
This convention is not only used for the preposition but also used within words such as, xké ( “ perché ” ) , xò ( “ però ” ) .
Kankanaey
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog x . Letter pronunciation is influenced by English x .
Pronunciation
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ʔeks/
IPA (key ) : ( parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian ) /ʔekh/
Rhymes: -eks , ( parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian ) -ekh
( phoneme ) IPA (key ) : /ks/
IPA (key ) : ( parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian ) /kh/
Letter
x (lower case , upper case X )
The twenty-sixth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet , called eks and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) letra ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ñ ñ , Ng ng , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
References
Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016 ) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography ] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN , pages 10-11
Kwak'wala
Pronunciation
Letter
x (upper case X )
A letter of the Kwak'wala alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
Uʼmista ( Latin-script letters) A a , A̱ a̱ , B b , D d , Dł dł , Dz dz , E e , G g , Gw gw , G̱ g̱ , G̱w g̱w , H h , I i , K k , Kw kw , K̓ k̓ , K̓w k̓w , Ḵ ḵ , Ḵw ḵw , Ḵ̓ ḵ̓ , Ḵ̓w ḵ̓w , L l , ʼL ʼl , Ł ł , M m , ʼM ʼm , N n , ʼN ʼn , O o , P p , P̓ p̓ , S s , T t , T̓ t̓ , Tł tł , T̓ł t̓ł , Ts ts , T̓s t̓s , U u , W w , ʼW ʼw , X x , Xw xw , X̱ x̱ , X̱w x̱w , Y y , ʼY ʼy , ʼ
Liq̓ʷala ( Latin-script letters) A a , Ə ə , B b , D d , , Dᶻ dᶻ , E e , G g , Gʷ gʷ , Ǧ ǧ , Ǧʷ ǧʷ , H h , I i , K k , Kʷ kʷ , K̓ k̓ , K̓ʷ k̓ʷ , Q q , Qʷ qʷ , Q̓ q̓ , Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ , L l , L̓ l̓ , Ł ł , M m , M̓ m̓ , N n , N̓ n̓ , O o , P p , P̓ p̓ , S s , T t , T̓ t̓ , ƛ , ̓ ƛ̓ , C c , C̓ c̓ , U u , W w , W̓ w̓ , X x , Xʷ xʷ , X̌ x̌ , X̌ʷ x̌ʷ , Y y , Y̓ y̓ , ʔ
Latin
Letter
x (lower case , upper case X )
The twenty-third letter of the Latin alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
Malay
Letter
x (lower case , upper case X ) (eks)
The twenty-fourth letter of the Malay alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Adverb
x
( informal , text messaging , Internet slang ) Abbreviation of tak ( “ not ” ) .
Synonyms
Derived terms
xde (tidak ada, "does not have")
xpe (tidak apa, "what not")
Maltese
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ʃ/
IPA (key ) : /ʒ/ ( by assimilation to a following voiced obstruent )
In a handful of English borrowings, x represents /ʒ/ also in other positions (compare televixin ).
Letter
x (upper case X )
The twenty-eighth letter of the Maltese alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) ittra ; A a , B b , Ċ ċ , D d , E e , F f , Ġ ġ , G g , Għ għ , H h , Ħ ħ , I i , Ie ie , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Ż ż , Z z
Mam
Pronunciation
Letter
x (uppercase X )
A letter of the Mam alphabet.
Navajo
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /x/ , /h/
Letter
x (upper case X )
A letter of the Navajo alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
The letter ⟨x⟩ is used for the phoneme /x/ , but also for /h/ after the letter ⟨s⟩ and elsewhere that an ⟨h⟩ would be ambiguous.
Norwegian
Pronunciation
( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /eks/ , /ɛks/
( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /ks/ , /s/
Letter
x
The 24th letter of the Norwegian alphabet .
Usage notes
Only appears in loanwords from e.g. Latin.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Phoneme:
IPA (key ) : /ʃ/ , /ks/ , /s/ , /z/ , /ɡz/
Letter name:
Letter
x (lower case , upper case X )
The twenty-fourth letter of the Portuguese alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) letra ; A a (Á á , À à , Â â , Ã ã ), B b , C c (Ç ç ), D d , E e (É é , Ê ê ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Í í ), J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o (Ó ó , Ô ô , Õ õ ), P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ú ú ), V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Romani
Pronunciation
Letter
x (lower case , upper case X )
( International Standard ) The eleventh letter of the Romani alphabet , written in the Latin script .
( Pan-Vlax ) The twelfth letter of the Romani alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , X x , I i , J j , K k , Kh kh , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Ph ph , R r , S s , T t , Th th , U u , V v , Z z International Standard: (À à , Ä ä , Ǎ ǎ ), Ć ć , Ćh ćh , (È è , Ë ë , Ě ě ), (Ì ì , Ï ï , Ǐ ǐ ), (Ò ò , Ö ö , Ǒ ǒ ), Rr rr , Ś ś , (Ù ù , Ü ü , Ǔ ǔ ), Ź ź , Ʒ ʒ , Q q , Ç ç , ϴ θ . Pan-Vlax: Č č , Čh čh , Dž dž , (Dź dź ), Ř ř , Š š , (Ś ś ), Ž ž , (Ź ź ) .
References
Yūsuke Sumi (2018 ) “X, x ”, in ニューエクスプレス ロマ(ジプシー)語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy) ] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN , page 13
Romanian
Pronunciation
Letter
x (lower case , upper case X )
The twenty-ninth letter of the Romanian alphabet , called ics and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ă ă , Â â , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , Î î , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , Ș ș , T t , Ț ț , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Somali
Pronunciation
Letter
x (upper case X )
The fifth letter of the Somali alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( phoneme ) /ks/ , /s/ , /x/
IPA (key ) : ( letter name ) /ˈekis/
IPA (key ) : ( gender-neutral ) /e/
Letter
x (lower case , upper case X )
the 25th letter of the Spanish alphabet
( uncommon ) forms gender-neutral versions of words by replacing both the masculine o and feminine a
chicano /chicana → chicanx
ellos /ellas → ellxs
latino /latina → latinx
los /las → lxs
See also
Preposition
x
( text messaging , Internet slang ) por
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish x . Each pronunciation has a different source:
Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English x .
Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish x .
Pronunciation
Letter
x (lower case , upper case X , Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔ )
The twenty-sixth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet ), called eks and written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
This letter is mostly used only in proper nouns, unadapted loanwords, or Spanish-based spellings.
See also
( Latin-script letters) titik ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ñ ñ , Ng ng , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Letter
x (lower case , upper case X , Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜒᜐ᜔ )
( historical ) The twenty-sixth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario ), called equis or ekis and written in the Latin script .
Further reading
“x ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Tarifit
Etymology
From ixf ( “ head ” ) by means of grammaticalization.
Preposition
x (Tifinagh spelling ⵅ )
location marker
indicates location on top of something : on , on top of
yeqqim x řkursi He sat on the chair.
Tashelhit
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /χ/
Letter
x (Upper case X )
A letter of the Tashelhit alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Further reading
Tlingit
Pronunciation
Letter
x (upper case X )
A letter of the Tlingit alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
Canada: ( Latin-script letters) A a , Á á , À à , Â â , Ch ch , Chʼ chʼ , D d , Dł dł , Dz dz , E e , É é , È è , Ê ê , G g , Gw gw , Gh gh , Ghw ghw , H h , I i , Í í , Ì ì , Î î , J j , K k , Kw kw , Kʼ kʼ , Kʼw kʼw , Kh kh , Khw khw , Khʼ khʼ , Khʼw khʼw (L l ), Ł ł , Łʼ łʼ (M m ), N n (O o ), S s , Sʼ sʼ , Sh sh , T t , Tʼ tʼ , Tl tl , Tlʼ tlʼ , Ts ts , Tsʼ tsʼ , U u , Ú ú , Ù ù , Û û , W w , X x , Xw xw , Xʼ xʼ , Xʼw xʼw , Xh xh , Xhw xhw , Xhʼ xhʼ , Xhʼw xhʼw , Y y (Ÿ ÿ ), ․
US: ( Latin-script letters) A a , Á á , Aa aa , Áa áa , Ch ch , Chʼ chʼ , D d , Dl dl , Dz dz , E e , É é , Ee ee , Ée ée , Ei ei , Éi éi , G g , Gw gw , G̱ g̱ , G̱w g̱w , H h , I i , Í í , J j , K k , Kw kw , Kʼ kʼ , Kʼw kʼw , Ḵ ḵ , Ḵw ḵw , Ḵʼ ḵʼ , Ḵʼw ḵʼw , L l , Lʼ lʼ (Ḻ ḻ , M m ), N n (O o ), Oo oo , Óo óo , S s , Sʼ sʼ , Sh sh , T t , Tʼ tʼ , Tl tl , Tlʼ tlʼ , Ts ts , Tsʼ tsʼ , U u , Ú ú , W w , X x , Xw xw , Xʼ xʼ , Xʼw xʼw , X̱ x̱ , X̱w x̱w , X̱ʼ x̱ʼ , X̱ʼw x̱ʼw , Y y (Ÿ ÿ , Y̱ y̱ ), ․
Zulu
Letter
x (lower case , upper case X )
The twenty-fourth letter of the Zulu alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z