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xi
- Ⅺ, the Roman numeral eleven (11)
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Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî), ξῖ (xî).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
xi (plural xis)
- The 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek.
- (physics) Either of a pair of hyperons having spin 1/2, which decay into a lambda particle and a pion.
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Greek letter
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French[edit]
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Noun[edit]
xi m (plural xi or xis)
- xi (Greek letter)
Further reading[edit]
- “xi” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî), ξῖ (xî).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
xi m or f (invariable)
- The name of the Greek-script letter Ξ/ξ.
- xi (all senses)
Maltese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Arabic شَيْء (šayʾ, “thing, a thing, something”). Compare the same use as a determiner in Moroccan Arabic شي (ši) and North Levantine Arabic شي (ši).
Determiner[edit]
xi
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Etymology 2[edit]
See the lemma.
Pronoun[edit]
xi
- Alternative form of x' (used before a consonant cluster)
Mandarin[edit]
Romanization[edit]
xi
- Nonstandard spelling of xī.
- Nonstandard spelling of xí.
- Nonstandard spelling of xǐ.
- Nonstandard spelling of xì.
Usage notes[edit]
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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Interjection[edit]
xi
- indicates that something has failed
- indicates that someone is in trouble
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
xi m (plural xis)
- Alternative spelling of csi
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
xi f (plural xíes)
Takelma[edit]
Noun[edit]
xi
References[edit]
- Victor Golla, Takelma Texts and Grammar
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