(Latin-script letter names)letter; a, bee, cee, dee, e, ef, gee, aitch, i, jay, kay, el, em, en, o, pee, cue, ar, ess, tee, u, vee, double-u, ex, wye, zee / zed
Etymology 2
From the fact that crossing something out often results in the shape of the letter X.
Verb
ex (third-person singular simple presentexes, present participleexing, simple past and past participleexed)
To delete; to cross out
Etymology 3
Standalone use of prefix ex-
Noun
ex (pluralexes)
(colloquial) A former partner or spouse, usually short for ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-wife or ex-husband.
Translations
Adjective
ex (not comparable)
Ex-, former, previously but no longer.
Etymology 4
From Latinex(“out of, from”); originated as a telegraphic abbreviation
Adjective
ex (not comparable)
(rail transport, of a train) the place the train originated from or called at prior to the present location.
Usage notes
ex is always followed by a location and frequently preceded by a time or other identifier of the specific train. The time may be either the time it was scheduled to depart the given location or the time it was scheduled to pass the current location.
Etymology 5
Clipping of expensive.
Adjective
ex (comparativemore ex, superlativemost ex)
(Singapore, colloquial) expensive, dear
Anagrams
xe
Catalan
Noun
exm or f (pluralex)
ex(former partner)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -ɛks
Noun
exm or f (pluralexen, diminutiveexjen)
ex(former partner)
German
Verb
ex
singular imperative of exen
(colloquial)first-person singular present of exen
Hungarian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈɛks]
Hyphenation: ex
Rhymes: -ɛks
Noun
ex (pluralexek)
(colloquial)ex(ex-husband, ex-wife or ex-partner)
Declension
Icelandic
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɛks/
IPA(key): /ɛxs/
Noun
exn (genitive singularex, nominative pluralex)
The name of the Latin-script letter X.
Declension
Italian
Noun
exm or f (invariable)
ex (ex-boyfriend, girlfriend)
Latin
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /eks/, [ɛks̠]
(Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eks/, [ɛks]
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
exf (indeclinable)
A name of the letter X.
Usage notes
Multiple Latin names for the letter X, x have been suggested. The most common are ix or īx, ex, or a syllabicx, although there is some evidence which also supports such names for the letter as xē and xə.
Synonyms
(name of the letter X):ix, īx
Coordinate terms
(Latin-script letter names)littera; ā, bē, cē, dē, ē, ef, gē, hā / *acca, ī, kā, el, em, en, ō, pē, kū, er, es, tē, ū, ix / īx / ex, ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon, zēta
References
Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), especially pages 30–31, 42–44, and 63
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs(“out”). Cognates include Ancient Greekἐξ(ex) or ἐκ(ek), Old Irishess-, a, ass, Lithuanianìš and Old Church Slavonicиз(iz).
Preposition
ex (+ ablative)
out of, from
Usage notes
Sometimes shortened as ē. In cases where the following ablative noun begins with a vowel or h, only ex is used. Besides that, there are no rules for the use of either ē or ex, with both forms even used in the same sentence (e.g. "qui ex corporum vinculis tamquam e carcere evolaverunt”, Cicero, Republic 6, 14).
Antonyms
in
Derived terms
dēex
ex-
exter
ex librīs
Descendants
Portuguese: eis
References
ex in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ex in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
ex in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
ex in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[5], London: Macmillan and Co.
ex in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[6], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
ex in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)[7], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 195f
Middle English
Noun
ex
Alternative form of ax(“axe”)
Portuguese
Pronunciation
(Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈe(j)s/
Noun
exm, f (pluralex)
(colloquial)ex(an ex-husband, ex-wife or ex-partner)
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈeɡs/, [ˈeɣ̞s]
Noun
exm or f (pluralexes)
ex(ex-husband, ex-wife or ex-partner).
Adjective
ex (indeclinable, always before the noun)
former, ex- (referring to a condition that has ended)
Usage notes
In many cases this is interchangeable with using ex-; for example, the former governor of a province could be called the ex gobernador or the exgobernador.
According to the DRAE, the prefix ex- is preferred for single words (excapitán - former captain), while ex is preferred for multiword terms (ex primera dama - former first lady)