Achse

German

Etymology

From Middle High German ahse, from Old High German ahsa, from Proto-Germanic *ahsō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʔaksə]

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Noun

Achse f (genitive Achse, plural Achsen)

1. axis
2. axle

Derived terms

• Abszissenachse
• Achsensymmetrie
• Achsensystem
• Achse des Bösen
• Himmelsachse
• Hochachse
• Koordinatensystem
• Ordinatenachse
• Rechtsachse
• Symmetrieachse

Further reading

• “Achse” in Duden online
• Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Achse”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Anagrams

• Asche
• Sache