saks

See also: Saks, sāks, säks, saks., and -saks

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɑɡ̊s]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sax n (“sword”), sǫx n pl (“scissors”), from Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“sword”).

Noun

saks c (singular definite saksen, plural indefinite sakse)

1. pair of scissors

Declension

Declension of saks

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	saks	saksen	sakse	saksene
genitive	sakss	saksens	sakses	saksenes

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

saks

1. imperative of sakse

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Norse, or German Sachse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑks/, [ˈsɑks]
• Hyphenation: saks
• Rhymes: -ɑks

Noun

saks (genitive saksa, partitive saksa)

1. An upper class person, lord.
2. (dated) A German person.

Declension

Declension of saks (ÕS type 23u/hein, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		saks	saksad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	saksa
genitive			sakste
partitive		saksa	saksu saksasid
illative		saksa saksasse	sakstesse saksusse
inessive		saksas	sakstes saksus
elative		saksast	sakstest saksust
allative		saksale	sakstele saksule
adessive		saksal	sakstel saksul
ablative		saksalt	sakstelt saksult
translative		saksaks	saksteks saksuks
terminative		saksani	saksteni
essive		saksana	sakstena
abessive		saksata	saksteta
comitative		saksaga	sakstega

Declension of saks (ÕS type 22u/leib, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		saks	saksad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	saksa
genitive			saksade
partitive		saksa	saksu saksasid
illative		saksa saksasse	saksadesse saksusse
inessive		saksas	saksades saksus
elative		saksast	saksadest saksust
allative		saksale	saksadele saksule
adessive		saksal	saksadel saksul
ablative		saksalt	saksadelt saksult
translative		saksaks	saksadeks saksuks
terminative		saksani	saksadeni
essive		saksana	saksadena
abessive		saksata	saksadeta
comitative		saksaga	saksadega

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sǫx (“plural of sax”).

Noun

saks f or m (definite singular saksa or saksen, indefinite plural sakser, definite plural saksene)

1. (a pair of) scissors

References

• “saks” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sǫx, plural of sax n.

Noun

saks f (definite singular saksa, indefinite plural sakser, definite plural saksene)

1. (a pair of) scissors
2. a foot trap that shuts when stepped on
3. shears

Derived terms

• brodersaks
• gartnarsaks
• hagesaks
• kjettingsaks
• lysesaks
• naglesaks
• revesaks
• sauesaks
• skreddarsaks
• tømmarsaks

Verb

saks

1. imperative of saksa

Etymology 2

From Old Norse sax n. Akin to Etymology 1.

Noun

saks n (definite singular sakset, indefinite plural saks, definite plural saksa)

1. a large knife

Etymology 3

Noun

saks m (definite singular saksen, indefinite plural saksar, definite plural saksane)

1. (music) clipping of saksofon (“saxophone”)

References

• “saks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• kass

Swedish

Noun

saks

1. indefinite genitive singular of sak

Anagrams

• Asks, asks, kass

Tagalog

Etymology

From clipping of sakto +‎ -s (suffix used in Tagalog slang), from eksakto.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsaks/ [ˈsak̠s]
• Rhymes: -aks
• Syllabification: saks

Adjective

saks (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔) (slang)

1. all right

   Synonyms: sakto, tama