nexo

See also: néxö and Nexø

Latin

Participle

nexō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of nexus

References

• “nexo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “nexo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “nexo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nexus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛk.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛk.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛk.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ksu/

• Hyphenation: ne‧xo

Noun

nexo m (plural nexos)

1. nexus, connection
2. sense, coherence

   não tem nexo ― that doesn't make sense (literally, “that has no nexus”)

Further reading

• “nexo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “nexo”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “nexo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “nexo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “nexo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nexus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneɡso/ [ˈneɣ̞.so]
• Rhymes: -eɡso
• Syllabification: ne‧xo

Noun

nexo m (plural nexos)

1. link, connection, nexus

Derived terms

• nexo coordinante

Related terms

• anexar
• anexo
• conector
• conexión
• nexo

Further reading

• “nexo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025