-x

See also Appendix:Variations of "x"

English

Etymology 1

From French -x.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation: usually silent; however, when a distinction is made…

Usually silent; however, when a distinction is made: -eau (IPA: /o/1 (French) or IPA: /ɔ/2 (Anglicised)) becomes, as -eaux: IPA: /oʊ/ IPA: /ɔʊ/ -eu (IPA: /øː/1 (French) or IPA: /ɜː/2 (Anglicised)) becomes, as -eux: IPA: /yː/ IPA: /uː/

Suffix

-x pl

1. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Forms plurals of ‘u’-terminal nouns (and, very rarely, some others) exclusively of French origin.

Derived terms

Derived terms ending in -eaux

bandeaux bateaux beaux beaux idéals bureaux

bureaux de change châteaux eaux de cologne eaux de toilette eaux de vie

Esquimaux fabliaux fricandeaux gâteaux plateaux

portmanteaux rondeaux rouleaux tableaux trumeaux

Derived terms ending in -eux

jeux d’esprit

lieux

milieux

purlieux

Derived terms ending otherwise

bijoux

procès-verbaux

Etymology 2

Suffix

-x

1. Used in slang to replace a -ks- sound, as in hax (hacks), punx (punks), pix (pics).

See also

• -z

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French

Suffix

-x

1. Used to form the regular plural of certain nouns.

   dieux

See also

• -s