eix

Catalan

Etymology

From (compare Occitan ais), from Latin axis, axem (compare French ais, Spanish eje), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈeʃ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈejʃ]

Noun

eix m (plural eixos)

1. axle (pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves)
2. (geometry) axis (imaginary line)

Further reading

• “eix” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.