lix

See also: LIX

Latin

Noun

lix

1. (dubious) Alternative form of lixa (“lye; water”).
   • Nonius Marcellus, De compendiosa doctrina 62.11:

     Lixarum proprietas haec est, quod officium sustineant militibus aquae vehendae; lixam namque aquam veteres vocaverunt; unde elixum dicimus aqua coctum. Lix[a] etiam cinis dicitur vel umor cineri mixtus; nam etiamnunc id genus lexivum vocatur.

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Usage notes

Lindsay 1891, citing Onions, argues that the manuscripts' "lix etiam" is merely a corruption of "lixaetiam", i.e. "lixa etiam".

Further reading

• “lix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Somali

Somali cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lix     Ordinal : lixaad

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Burji liya, Hadiyya loho, Oromo ja'a and Sidamo lee.

Numeral

lix

1. six

Swedish

Adverb

lix

1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Clipping of liksom (“kind of, sort of”).

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /li˦˨/
• Tone numbers: li⁴
• Hyphenation: lix

Adjective

lix (1957–1982 spelling liч)

1. dead

   Antonym: dai