xi
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "xi"
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Translingual
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Symbol
[edit]xi
- Ⅺ, the Roman numeral eleven (11)
See also
[edit]English
[edit]← nu |
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Wikipedia article on xi |
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî), ξῖ (xî).
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: zī, sī, ksī, ksē, IPA(key): /zaɪ/, /saɪ/, /ksaɪ/, /ksiː/[1][2][3]
- (nonstandard) IPA(key): /ʃiː/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ
Noun
[edit]xi (plural xis)
- The 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek.
- (physics) Either of a pair of hyperons having spin 1/2, which decay into a lambda particle and a pion.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Greek letter
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References
[edit]- ^ “xi”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. (zaɪ, ksaɪ)
- ^ “xi”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. (zaɪ, saɪ, ksi)
- ^ “xi”, in Collins English Dictionary. (zaɪ, saɪ, ksaɪ, ksi)
Anagrams
[edit]See also: theta
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ξῖ (xî).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]xi m or f (plural xi's, diminutive xi'tje n)
- xi (letter of the Greek alphabet)
Further reading
[edit]xi on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]xi m (plural xi or xis)
- xi (Greek letter)
Further reading
[edit]- “xi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî), ξῖ (xî).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]xi m or f (invariable)
- the name of the Greek-script letter Ξ/ξ
- xi (all senses)
Maltese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ, “thing, a thing, something”). Compare the same use as a determiner in Moroccan Arabic شي (ši) and North Levantine Arabic شي (ši).
Determiner
[edit]xi
- some
- 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
- Imnalla għajjatlu Fredu u kellu jwaqqaf l-eloġju ta’ nannuh, għax naħseb l-istorja li kien imiss kienet li għandu xi gżira privata.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Pjazza”, in Fl-Arena:
- Kulħadd jimxi, kollox lajma,
jirkeb biss xi sinjur kbir:
bini l-għatx u tawni nixrob
minn ġos-satal fuq il-bir.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- any
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See the lemma.
Pronoun
[edit]xi
- Alternative form of x’ (used before a consonant cluster)
Mandarin
[edit]Romanization
[edit]xi
- Nonstandard spelling of xī.
- Nonstandard spelling of xí.
- Nonstandard spelling of xǐ.
- Nonstandard spelling of xì.
Usage notes
[edit]- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Portuguese
[edit]Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -i
Etymology 1
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Interjection
[edit]xi
- indicates that something has failed
- indicates that someone is in trouble
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]xi m (plural xis)
- Alternative spelling of csi
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]xi f (plural xíes)
Further reading
[edit]- “xi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Takelma
[edit]Noun
[edit]xi
References
[edit]- Victor Golla, Takelma Texts and Grammar
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]xi
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