equis

Asturian

Noun

equis f (plural equis)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.

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Latin

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷis, *kʷos. See there for cognates.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈe.kʷis/, [ˈɛkʷɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.kwis/, [ˈɛːkwis]

Pronoun

equis m (feminine equis, neuter equid)

1. (substantive interrogative pronoun) who, what

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈe.kʷiːs/, [ˈɛkʷiːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.kwis/, [ˈɛːkwis]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) equīs

1. dative/ablative plural of equus
2. dative/ablative plural of equa

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈekis/ [ˈe.kis]

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Noun

equis f (plural equis)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.

Further reading

• “equis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014