ex

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.4 Anagrams 2 Icelandic 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Declension 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 4 Latin 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Preposition 4.2.1 Usage notes 5 Spanish 5.1 Noun 6 Swedish 6.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛks

[edit] Noun

ex (plural exes)

1. The name of the letter X. Found in compounds such as exray (ex-ray).
2. (colloquial) An ex-husband, ex-wife or ex-partner.

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[edit] Verb

to ex (third-person singular simple present exes, present participle exing, simple past and past participle exed)

1. To delete; to cross out

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ex
• xe

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛks/
• IPA: /ɛxs/

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ex n.

1. ex (the letter X)

[edit] Declension

n-s	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ex	exið	ex	exin
Accusative	ex	exið	ex	exin
Dative	exi	exinu	exum	exunum
Genitive	ex	exins	exa	exanna

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[edit] Italian

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ex m. and f. inv.

1. ex (ex-boyfriend, girlfriend)

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[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *eḱs (“‘out of’”). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἐξ (eks), ē, Old Irish ess-, Lithuanian ìš and Old Church Slavonic из (iz).

[edit] Preposition

ex (+ ablative)

1. out of, from

[edit] Usage notes

• Sometimes shortened as e.

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

ex m. and f. singular & plural

1. ex-husband, ex-wife or ex-partner.
2. Former; referring to a condition that has ended.

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

Inflection for ex	Singular		Plural
neuter	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Base form	ex	exet	ex	exen
Possessive form	exs	exets	exs	exens

ex n.

1. (colloquial) ex; ex-partner