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Definitions and meaning of xi

xi

Translingual

Alternative forms

  • XI, xi, Ⅺ, VVI, vvi

Symbol

xi

  1. Ⅺ, the Roman numeral eleven (11)

See also

  • Previous: ⅹ (ten, 10)
  • Next: ⅻ (twelve, 12)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî), ξῖ (xî).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: zī, sī, ksī, ksē, IPA(key): /zaɪ/, /saɪ/, /ksaɪ/, /ksiː/
  • (nonstandard) IPA(key): /ʃiː/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ

Noun

xi (plural xis)

  1. The 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek.
  2. (physics) Either of a pair of hyperons having spin 1/2, which decay into a lambda particle and a pion.

Derived terms

  • xi baryon

Translations

References

Anagrams

  • Ix

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξῖ (xî).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ksi/

Noun

xi m or f (plural xi's, diminutive xi'tje n)

  1. xi (letter of the Greek alphabet)

Further reading

  • xi on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl

French

Alternative forms

  • ksi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ksi/

Noun

xi m (plural xi or xis)

  1. xi (Greek letter)

Further reading

  • chapter XI, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Alternative forms

  • csi, ksi

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî), ξῖ (xî).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈksi/
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: xì

Noun

xi m or f (invariable)

  1. the name of the Greek-script letter Ξ/ξ
    1. xi (all senses)

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɪ/

Etymology 1

From Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ, “thing, a thing, something”). Compare the same use as a determiner in Moroccan Arabic شي (ši) and North Levantine Arabic شي (ši).

Determiner

xi

  1. some
    xi mkien ― somewhere
    xi ħadd ― someone
    xi ħaġa ― something
  2. any
Related terms

Etymology 2

See the lemma.

Pronoun

xi

  1. Alternative form of x’ (used before a consonant cluster)

Mandarin

Romanization

xi

  1. Nonstandard spelling of xī.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of xí.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of xǐ.
  4. 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

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃi/

  • Rhymes: -i

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

  • xii, xiii, etc.

Interjection

xi

  1. indicates that something has failed
  2. indicates that someone is in trouble

Etymology 2

Noun

xi m (plural xis)

  1. Alternative spelling of csi

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi/ [ˈsi]
  • Rhymes: -i
  • Syllabification: xi

Noun

xi f (plural xíes)

  1. xi; the Greek letter Ξ, ξ

Further reading

  • chapter XI, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Takelma

Noun

xi

  1. water

References

  • Victor Golla, Takelma Texts and Grammar

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps from French cirage

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [si˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sɪj˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [sɪj˧˧]

Noun

xi

  1. shoe polish

Source: wiktionary.org