xi
Translingual
Alternative forms
Symbol
xi
- Ⅺ, the Roman numeral eleven (11)
See also
English
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî), ξῖ (xî).
Pronunciation
Noun
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.
Derived terms
Translations
Greek letter
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Anagrams
French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
xi m (plural xi or xis)
- xi (Greek letter)
Further reading
- “xi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî), ξῖ (xî).
Pronunciation
Noun
xi m or f (uncountable)
- The name of the Greek-script letter Ξ/ξ.
- xi (all senses)
Maltese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ, “thing, a thing, something”). Compare the same use as a determiner in North Levantine Arabic شي (ši).
Determiner
xi m or f
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the lemma.
Pronoun
xi m
- Alternative form of x’ (used before a consonant cluster)
Mandarin
Romanization
xi
- Nonstandard spelling of xī.
- Nonstandard spelling of xí.
- Nonstandard spelling of xǐ.
- Nonstandard spelling of xì.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Interjection
xi
- indicates that something has failed
- indicates that someone is in trouble
Etymology 2
Noun
xi m (plural xis)
- Alternative spelling of csi
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
xi f (plural xíes)
Takelma
Noun
xi
References
- Victor Golla, Takelma Texts and Grammar
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