Small-capX (left) and lower-casex (right) are distinct when italic, which is the convention of several phonetic alphabets.X is the only small-capital letter of the basic Latin alphabet that is not included in Unicode.
Translingual
Etymology 1
Letter x (upper case X )
The twenty-fourth letter of thebasic modern Latin alphabet .
See also
Etymology 2 The variable name comes from usage in Spain, as up to the 16th century ⟨x⟩ had the sound value/ʃ/ inSpanish , so was used to transcribeArabic ش ( š ) used for the purpose of a variable as an abbreviation ofشَيْء ( šayʔ ,“ thing ” ) .[ 1] Its sound value in Spanish has since then become/x/ , which explains the decisionmade in the circle of theInternational Phonetic Association to assign this character to the voiceless velar fricative. CompareEnglish hickey ( “ an object whose name is not recalled; bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin ” ) for the development of the sense of a communicated kiss.
Pronunciation Pronunciation of IPA[xa axa] with the sound[x] : (file )
Symbol x
( IPA ) avoiceless velar fricative .( superscript⟨ ˣ ⟩ ) [x] -fricated release,[x] -coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic[x] – see⟨ ˣ ⟩ .( mathematics ) A name for an unknownvariable .( mathematics ) The first coordinate inCartesian coordinates , representinghorizontal position.Used as a placeholder for a digit or value that may vary. 2008 , Leonard Richardson, Sam Ruby,RESTful Web Services (in English), page387 :The5xx [i.e. three digits starting "5"] series of status codes is for representing problems on the server side.
2009 , Ravi Rikhye,Concise World Armies 2009 (in English):BRIGADE NUMBERING - TRADITIONAL • Armor Brigade [5xx series] • Armored Infantry Brigade [3xx series] • Motorized Infantry Brigade [2xx series] • Infantry Brigade [1xx series] • Special Forces [8xx series]
2010 , Tri "Slowhabit" Nguyen, Martin Harris,Advanced PLO Play (in English), page53 :Although my opponent will have 4xxx [i.e. a 4 and three other cards] frequently, I have to stack off occasionally to avoid being exploited in this spot.
Akiss at the end of a letter, or similar missive.2009 September 8, tammy martinez, “God bless u!”, incir-b-ksa [3] (Usenet ; in Spanish), retrieved2014-10-26 :Que DIOS te bendiga,x ox o GOD bless youx ox o 2010 September 4, pap...@yahoo.com, “Re: Sortido”, inMedicina UFRJ Turma 1970 [4] (Usenet ; in Portuguese), retrieved2014-10-26 :Pratinha te amo, te amo...X OX O luizbola Parinha I love you, I love you...X OX O luizbola 2012 , Amanda Jennings,Sworn Secret (in English):i love you :)!xxx . She pressed send and stared at him. She giggled when he reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone.
2012 , Maya Rodale,Geheimes Spiel der Liebe [5] (in German):X OX O, dein Schreibmädchen, deine FrauX OX O, your writing girl, your wife2013 , Arthur Fleischmann, Carly Fleischmann,La voz de Carly [6] (in Spanish):Nos vemos en unos días. Te quiero.X ox o. We see each other in a few days. I want you.X ox o. 1999 ,Mon évolution par l'Amour [7] (in French), page134 :Je t’aime ! Kristelxxxx ... I love you ! Kristelxxxx ...
Usage notes In the mathematical senses, the term is conventionally rendered in italics, as in, “Solve the equationx 3 + x = a {\displaystyle x^{3}+x=a} forx {\displaystyle x} .”
References
Etymology 3 Themultiplication sign is an arbitrary notation developed in the early 17th century.
Symbol x
Alternative spelling of× Dimensions: 1280x 720
3x as much as usual
2017 , Karin Loose,Gesunde Lebensführung - Gewusst wie!?: Ernährung + Bewegung + Psyche (in German), BookRix,→ISBN :Nebenzahlreichen sekundären Pflanzenstoffen enthält Moringa: 2x so viel Proteine wie Soja [...] (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes Usingx (in upper- or lower-case, italicized or not, and sometimes rotated 90 degrees) to indicate multiplication was common in 17th-century mathematical texts.[ 1] Today, this usage is considered poor typography, but it is nevertheless common because computer keyboards lack a⟨ × ⟩ key.
References ^ Cajori, Florian (1914 December) “The Cross X as a Symbol for Multiplication”, inNature [2] , volume94 ,→DOI , pages363–364
Etymology 4 ACD-R claiming52X speed. ADVD-R claiming8x speed. Originates in given multiples of the speeds specified in the original CD and DVD standards, then, by reason of the actual unit being without name but just implied by the multiplication sign, reinterpreted as or used as if a unit, considering also that data transfer speed isvariable , so that now, bolstered by stylization of the sign in the marketing of manufacturers, either spelling, with the multiplication sign or with the ex borrowed from the iconic mathematical variable sign, seems correct.
Symbol x
( computing ) Aunit oftransfer rate ofCD drives, equal to 150KiB per second.( computing ) Aunit oftransfer rate ofDVD drives, equal 1.32MiB per second.
Further reading
Etymology 5
Symbol x
Ⅹ , theRoman numeral ten (10 )
Alternative forms
See also
Gallery
See also Other representations of X:
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation Rhymes:-ɛks ( phoneme ) IPA (key ) : /ks/ ,/ɡz/ ,/kʃ/ ,/ɡʒ/ IPA (key ) : /z/ ,/ʃ/ ( word-initially )
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X ,plural xs or x's )
The twenty-fourthletter of the Englishalphabet , calledex and written in theLatin script . Forming gender-neutral or otherwise more inclusive versions of words, especially Spanish-derived words by replacing both the masculine-o and feminine-a . alumnx ,Chicanx (Xicanx ),Filipinx ,Latinx ,Mx ,mx n ,Tejanx ,womxn
Derived terms
See also ( Latin-script letters) letter ;A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z ( gender ) : @ ,-x
Adjective x (notcomparable )
Alternativeletter-case form ofX ( “ intersex ornon-binary ( in passports and identification documents ) ” )
Numeral x
( sometimes humorous ) Anunknown orunspecified number of.Alternative form: X 2016 February 22,Andrew Sparrow , “David Cameron's swipe at Boris Johnson in the Commons – verdict”, inThe Guardian [9] :David Cameron gives a Commons statement after every EU summit and normally they follow a predictable pattern; he says that he set out withX number of aims, and then he explains he has achieved allX of them (even if he hasn’t). The most interesting comments normally come in the exchanges with MPs.
2016 May 19, Aaron Souppouris, “Why Google can't stop making messaging apps”, inEngadget [10] :But chances are that Google will continue to float new ideas before eventually merging the best of them into a single, coherent application, as it did with Hangouts. And then it'll start the process again. In the meantime, Google will spend money developingx number of duplicate apps, and users will have to deal with a confusing mess of applications on their home screens.
Derived terms
Translations unknown or unspecified number of
—see X
Conjunction x
( fandom slang ) Used between the names of twocharacters to denote aship , particularly inanime ,manga , andvideo games . 1998 August 31, Greg Upchurch, “[Eva][Fanfic] Aright”, inrec.arts.anime.creative [11] (Usenet ):If there is anyone in the audience who can't stand someone pushing a Shinjix Rei thing, I know you want to quit on this fic now.
2002 July 7, Arnold Kim, “Re: Favorite couples??”, inalt.tv.buffy-v-slayer [12] (Usenet ):I'm a fairly big Angelx Buffy fan, though I'm not a particularly big fan of Angel. They just work well together, IMO.
2003 April 29, sephigirl, “Re: [OT] Character selections was: Re: [POLL] Identification”, inalt.fan.utena [13] (Usenet ):Tho' my doujinshi is a Cloudx Sephiroth - yes you read that right - Cloud's name is first. ^^!
For more quotations using this term, seeCitations:x . ( music ) Used in place ofand in artist collaborations. Taska Blackx DROELOE, Steve Aokix Lauren Jauregui, etc.
Etymology 2 Abbreviations.
Symbol x
( Stenoscript ) the sound sequence /ɛks/ or /ks/.( Stenoscript ) the suffix or final sequence /iəs/ (-ious ,-eous ,-eus )( Stenoscript ) the suffix or final syllable /ʃəs/ (-tious ,-cious ,-xious )( Stenoscript ) the suffix or final syllable /ʃəl/ (-tial ,-cial )
See also
Afar
Letter x
The eighthletter of the Afaralphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) A a ,B b ,T t ,S s ,E e ,C c ,K k ,X x ,I i ,D d ,Q q ,R r ,F f ,G g ,O o ,L l ,M m ,N n ,U u ,W w ,H h ,Y y
Albanian
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /d͡z/
Letter x (upper case X ,lower case x )
The thirty-secondletter of the Albanianalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) shkronjë ;A a ,B b ,C c ,Ç ç ,D d ,Dh dh ,E e ,Ë ë ,F f ,G g ,Gj gj ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,Ll ll ,M m ,N n ,Nj nj ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,Rr rr ,S s ,Sh sh ,T t ,Th th ,U u ,V v ,X x ,Xh xh ,Y y ,Z z ,Zh zh ( Arvanitic ) Greek script letters (script appendix ): Α α ,Β β ,B b ,Γ γ ,Γϳ γϳ ,Δ δ ,D d ,Ε ε ,Ε̱ ε̱ ,Ζ ζ ,Ζ̇ ζ̇ ,Θ θ ,Ι ι ,Ϳ ϳ ,Κ κ ,Κ̇ κ̇ ,Λ λ ,ΛΛ λλ ,Λ̇ λ̇ ,Μ μ ,Ν ν ,Ν̇ ν̇ ,Ο ο ,Π π ,Ρ ρ ,Ρ̇ ρ̇ ,Σ σ ,Σ̈ σ̈ ,Τ τ ,Ȣ ȣ ,Υ υ ,Φ φ ,Χ χ ,Χ̇ χ̇ ,ΤΣ τσ ,ΤΣ̈ τσ̈ ,DΣ dσ ,DΣ̈ dσ̈ [edit ]
Asturian
Pronunciation
Letter x (upper case X )
A letter of theAsturian alphabet.
Usage notes Historically, it represented /ks/, and /ʃ/ was represented byẍ . In modern Asturian it always represents /ʃ/.
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
Letter x lower case (upper case X )
The twelfthletter of the Azerbaijanialphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) hərf ;A a ,B b ,C c ,Ç ç ,D d ,E e ,Ə ə ,F f ,G g ,Ğ ğ ,H h ,X x ,I ı ,İ i ,J j ,K k ,Q q ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,Ö ö ,P p ,R r ,S s ,Ş ş ,T t ,U u ,Ü ü ,V v ,Y y ,Z z
Basque
Pronunciation
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X )
The twenty-fifthletter of the Basquealphabet , calledixa and written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) A a ,B b ,C c (Ç ç ),D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,Ñ ñ ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u (Ü ü ),V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z
Blin
Pronunciation
Letter x (uppercase X )
Aletter of theBilen Latin alphabet.
Catalan
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X )
The twenty-fourthletter of the Catalanalphabet , calledics orxeix and written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) lletres ;A a (À à ),B b ,C c (Ç ç ),D d ,E e (É é ,È è ),F f ,G g ,H h ,I i (Í í ,Ï ï ),J j ,K k ,L l (L·L l·l ),M m ,N n ,O o (Ó ó ,Ò ò ),P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u (Ú ú ,Ü ü ),V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z
Etymology 2
Preposition x
( text messaging , Internet slang ) per
Central Mazahua
Pronunciation
Letter x (upper case X )
A letter of theMazahua alphabet.
See also ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Ⱥ ⱥ ,A̱ a̱ ,B b ,C c ,Cꞌ cꞌ ,Cj cj ,Cu cu ,Cꞌu cꞌu ,Cju cju ,Ch ch ,Chꞌ chꞌ ,Chj chj ,D d ,Dy dy ,E e ,Ɇ ɇ ,E̱ e̱ ,G g ,Gu gu ,Hu hu ,ꞌHu ꞌhu ,I i ,I̱ i̱ ,J j ,Jꞌ jꞌ ,Jm jm ,Jn jn ,Jñ jñ ,Ju ju ,Jy jy ,L l ,M m ,Mꞌ mꞌ ,N n ,Nꞌ nꞌ ,Ñ ñ ,Ñꞌ ñꞌ ,O o ,Ø ø ,O̱ o̱ ,P p ,Pj pj ,R r ,S s ,T t ,Tꞌ tꞌ ,Tj tj ,Ts ts ,Tsꞌ tsꞌ ,Tsj tsj ,U u ,Ꞹ ꞹ ,U̱ u̱ ,X x ,Z z ,Zh zh ,ꞌ
Comox
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /x/
Letter x (no case )
Aletter of the Comoxalphabet , written in theLatin script .
Usage notes Found in loan words and onomatopoeia.
See also ( Latin-script letters) a ,æ ,aw ,ay ,ɔ ,č ,č̓ ,e ,ɛ ,ə ,əw ,əy ,g ,gʸ ,h ,i ,ɩ ,j ,k ,k̓ ,kʷ ,k̓ʷ ,kʸ ,k̓ʸ ,l ,l̓ ,ɬ ,ƛ ,ƛ̓ ,m ,m̓ ,n ,n̓ ,o ,ɔy ,p ,p̓ ,q ,q̓ ,qʷ ,q̓ʷ ,s ,š ,t ,t̓ ,θ ,tᶿ ,t̓ᶿ ,u ,ʊ ,w ,w̓ ,ꭓ ,ꭓʷ ,x ,xʷ ,y ,y̓ ,ʔ ,꞉
Czech
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X )
The thirty-eighthletter of the Czechalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) písmeno ;A a ,Á á ,B b ,C c ,Č č ,D d ,Ď ď ,E e ,É é ,Ě ě ,F f ,G g ,H h ,Ch ch ,I i ,Í í ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,Ň ň ,O o ,Ó ó ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,Ř ř ,S s ,Š š ,T t ,Ť ť ,U u ,Ú ú ,Ů ů ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Ý ý ,Z z ,Ž ž
Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X )
the twenty-fourth letter of the Dutch alphabet
See also Previous letter:w Next letter:y
Esperanto
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X )
( replacement ) The letter that represents a diacritic in thex-system , written after the letter in its non-diacriticked form; it is calledikso .ambaŭ →ambaux
Finnish
Etymology The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. Seethe Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information , andx for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation Audio( letter name ) ; “ äks” : (file )
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X )
The twenty-thirdletter of the Finnishalphabet , calledäks oreks and written in theLatin script .
Usage notes Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords replaced withks .
Derived terms
See also ( Latin-script letters) kirjain ;A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s (Š š ),T t ,U u ,V v (W w ),X x ,Y y ,Z z (Ž ž ),Å å ,Ä ä ,Ö ö
French
Pronunciation
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X )
The twenty-fourthletter of the Frenchalphabet , written in theLatin script . 1837 , Louis Viardot,L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche fr.Wikisource , translation ofEl ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:Avec ces propos et d’autres semblables, le pauvre gentilhomme perdait le jugement. Il passait les nuits et se donnait la torture pour les comprendre, pour les approfondir, pour leur tirer le sens des entrailles, ce qu’Aristote lui-même n’aurait pu faire, s’il fût ressuscité tout ex près pour cela. With these passages and other similar ones, the poor gentleman lost his judgement. He spent his nights and tortured himself to understand them, to consider them more deeply, to take from them their deepest meaning, which Aristotle himself would not have been able to do, had he been resurrected for that very purpose.
Gothic
Romanization x
Romanization of𐍇
Heiltsuk
Pronunciation
Letter x (upper case X )
Aletter of the Heiltsukalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Á á ,A̓ a̓ ,B b ,C c ,C̓ c̓ ,D d , ,G g ,Gv gv ,Ǧ ǧ ,Ǧv ǧv ,H h ,H̓ h̓ ,Ħ ħ ,I i ,Í í ,I̓ i̓ ,K k ,Kv kv ,K̓ k̓ ,K̓v k̓v ,L l ,ʼL l̓ ,Ḷ ḷ ,Ḷ́ ḷ́ ,ʼḶ ḷ̓ ,Ɫ ɫ ,M m ,ʼM m̓ ,Ṃ ṃ ,Ṃ́ ṃ́ ,ʼṂ ṃ̓ ,N n ,ʼN n̓ ,Ṇ ṇ ,Ṇ́ ṇ́ ,ʼṆ ṇ̓ ,P p ,P̓ p̓ ,Q q ,Qv qv ,Q̓ q̓ ,Q̓v q̓v ,S s ,T t ,T̓ t̓ , ƛ ,̓ ƛ̓ ,U u ,Ú ú ,U̓ u̓ ,W w ,ʼW w̓ ,X x ,Xv xv ,X̌ x̌ ,X̌v x̌v ,Y y ,ʼY y̓ ,Z z ,ʔ
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X )
A letter of the extended Hungarianalphabet , callediksz and written in theLatin script .
Declension
Derived terms
See also ( Latin-script letters) betű ;A a ,Á á ,B b ,C c ,Cs cs ,D d ,Dz dz ,Dzs dzs ,E e ,É é ,F f ,G g ,Gy gy ,H h ,I i ,Í í ,J j ,K k ,L l ,Ly ly ,M m ,N n ,Ny ny ,O o ,Ó ó ,Ö ö ,Ő ő ,P p ,R r ,S s ,Sz sz ,T t ,Ty ty ,U u ,Ú ú ,Ü ü ,Ű ű ,V v ,Z z ,Zs zs .Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y .Commonly used: ch .Also defined: à ë .In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ .
Further reading x inBárczi, Géza andLászló Országh .A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.:ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Letter x (upper case X )
The twenty-seventhletter of the Icelandicalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) bókstafur ;A a ,Á á ,B b ,D d ,Ð ð ,E e ,É é ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,Í í ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,Ó ó ,P p ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,Ú ú ,V v ,X x ,Y y ,Ý ý ,Þ þ ,Æ æ ,Ö ö
Ido
Pronunciation ( context pronunciation ) IPA (key ) : /ks/ ( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /kse/
Letter x (upper case X )
The twenty-fourthletter of the Idoalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) litero ;A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation ( context pronunciation ) IPA (key ) : /s, ks/ ( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ɛks/
Letter x (upper case X )
The twenty-fourthletter of the Indonesianalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) huruf ;A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z
Etymology 2
Noun x
( text messaging ) Abbreviation ofkali .
Etymology 3 Unknown.
Suffix x
( text messaging , slang ) Abbreviation of-nya .
Synonyms
Italian
Etymology 1
Letter x f or m (invariable ,lower case ,upper case X )
The twenty-fourth letter of theLatin alphabet , calledics in Italian
Usage notes The letterX is not considered part of the Italian alphabet. It is found mainly in loanwords,Latinisms , andGrecisms .
Etymology 2 The multiplication sign× (which is visually similar to the letterx ) is pronouncedper in Italian.
Preposition x
( text messaging , slang ) Abbreviation ofper ( “ for ” ) .
Usage notes This convention is not only used for the preposition but also used within words such as,xké ( “ perché ” ) ,xò ( “ però ” ) .
Kankanaey
Etymology Borrowed fromTagalog x . Letter pronunciation is influenced byEnglish x .
Pronunciation ( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ʔeks/ [ʔek̠s] IPA (key ) : ( parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian ) /ʔekh/ [ʔek̠h] Rhymes:-eks ,( parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian ) -ekh ( phoneme ) IPA (key ) : /ks/ [k̠s] IPA (key ) : ( parts of Bauko, Sabangan, & Tadian ) /kh/ [k̠h]
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X )
The twenty-sixthletter of the Kankanaeyalphabet , calledeks and written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) letra ;A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,Ñ ñ ,Ng ng ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z
References Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016 )Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography ][14] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog),→ISBN , pages10-11
Kwak'wala
Pronunciation
Letter x (upper case X )
Aletter of the Kwak'walaalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also Uʼmista ( Latin-script letters) A a ,A̱ a̱ ,B b ,D d ,Dł dł ,Dz dz ,E e ,G g ,Gw gw ,G̱ g̱ ,G̱w g̱w ,H h ,I i ,K k ,Kw kw ,K̓ k̓ ,K̓w k̓w ,Ḵ ḵ ,Ḵw ḵw ,Ḵ̓ ḵ̓ ,Ḵ̓w ḵ̓w ,L l ,ʼL ʼl ,Ł ł ,M m ,ʼM ʼm ,N n ,ʼN ʼn ,O o ,P p ,P̓ p̓ ,S s ,T t ,T̓ t̓ ,Tł tł ,T̓ł t̓ł ,Ts ts ,T̓s t̓s ,U u ,W w ,ʼW ʼw ,X x ,Xw xw ,X̱ x̱ ,X̱w x̱w ,Y y ,ʼY ʼy ,ʼ Liq̓ʷala ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Ə ə ,B b ,D d , ,Dᶻ dᶻ ,E e ,G g ,Gʷ gʷ ,Ǧ ǧ ,Ǧʷ ǧʷ ,H h ,I i ,K k ,Kʷ kʷ ,K̓ k̓ ,K̓ʷ k̓ʷ ,Q q ,Qʷ qʷ ,Q̓ q̓ ,Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ ,L l ,L̓ l̓ ,Ł ł ,M m ,M̓ m̓ ,N n ,N̓ n̓ ,O o ,P p ,P̓ p̓ ,S s ,T t ,T̓ t̓ , ƛ ,̓ ƛ̓ ,C c ,C̓ c̓ ,U u ,W w ,W̓ w̓ ,X x ,Xʷ xʷ ,X̌ x̌ ,X̌ʷ x̌ʷ ,Y y ,Y̓ y̓ ,ʔ
Latin
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X )
The twenty-thirdletter of the Latinalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also
Malay
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X ) (eks)
The twenty-fourthletter of the Malayalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z
Adverb x
( informal , text messaging , Internet slang ) Abbreviation oftak ( “ not ” ) .
Synonyms
Derived terms xde (tidak ada, "does not have")xpe (tidak apa, "what not")
Maltese
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /ʃ/ IPA (key ) : /ʒ/ ( by assimilation to a following voiced obstruent ) In a handful of English borrowings,x represents/ʒ/ also in other positions (comparetelevixin ).
Letter x (upper case X )
The twenty-eighthletter of the Maltesealphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) ittra ;A a ,B b ,Ċ ċ ,D d ,E e ,F f ,Ġ ġ ,G g ,Għ għ ,H h ,Ħ ħ ,I i ,Ie ie ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Ż ż ,Z z
Mam
Pronunciation
Letter x (uppercase X )
Aletter of theMam alphabet.
Navajo
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /x/ ,/h/
Letter x (upper case X )
Aletter of the Navajoalphabet , written in theLatin script .
Usage notes The letter⟨ x ⟩ is used for the phoneme/x/ , but also for/h/ after the letter⟨ s ⟩ and elsewhere that an⟨ h ⟩ would be ambiguous.
Norwegian
Pronunciation ( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /eks/ ,/ɛks/ ( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /ks/ ,/s/
Letter x
The 24th letter of the Norwegian alphabet .
Usage notes Only appears in loanwords from e.g. Latin.
Portuguese
Pronunciation Phoneme:
IPA (key ) : /ʃ/ ,/ks/ ,/s/ ,/z/ ,/ɡz/ Letter name:
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X )
The twenty-fourthletter of the Portuguesealphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) letra ;A a (Á á ,À à , â ,à ã ),B b ,C c (Ç ç ),D d ,E e (É é ,Ê ê ),F f ,G g ,H h ,I i (Í í ),J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o (Ó ó ,Ô ô ,Õ õ ),P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u (Ú ú ),V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z
Romani
Pronunciation
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X )
( International Standard ) The eleventhletter of the Romanialphabet , written in theLatin script . ( Pan-Vlax ) The twelfthletter of the Romanialphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,X x ,I i ,J j ,K k ,Kh kh ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Ph ph ,R r ,S s ,T t ,Th th ,U u ,V v ,Z z International Standard: (À à ,Ä ä ,Ǎ ǎ ),Ć ć ,Ćh ćh , (È è ,Ë ë ,Ě ě ), (Ì ì ,Ï ï ,Ǐ ǐ ), (Ò ò ,Ö ö ,Ǒ ǒ ),Rr rr ,Ś ś , (Ù ù ,Ü ü ,Ǔ ǔ ),Ź ź ,Ʒ ʒ ,Q q ,Ç ç ,ϴ θ .Pan-Vlax: Č č ,Čh čh ,Dž dž , (Dź dź ),Ř ř ,Š š , (Ś ś ),Ž ž , (Ź ź ) .
References Yūsuke Sumi (2018 ) “X, x ”, inニューエクスプレス ロマ(ジプシー)語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy) ] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha,→ISBN , page13
Romanian
Pronunciation
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X )
The twenty-ninthletter of the Romanianalphabet , calledics and written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Ă ă , â ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,Î î ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,Ș ș ,T t ,Ț ț ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z
Slovak
Pronunciation
Letter x (upper case X )
The forty-firstletter of the Slovakalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) písmeno ;A a ,Á á ,Ä ä ,B b ,C c ,Č č ,D d ,Ď ď ,Dz dz ,Dž dž ,E e ,É é ,F f ,G g ,H h ,Ch ch ,I i ,Í í ,J j ,K k ,L l ,Ĺ ĺ ,Ľ ľ ,M m ,N n ,Ň ň ,O o ,Ó ó ,Ô ô ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,Ŕ ŕ ,S s ,Š š ,T t ,Ť ť ,U u ,Ú ú ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Ý ý ,Z z ,Ž ž
Somali
Pronunciation
Letter x (upper case X )
The fifthletter of the Somalialphabet , written in theLatin script .
Spanish
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : ( phoneme ) /ks/ ,/s/ ,/x/ IPA (key ) : ( letter name ) /ˈekis/ [ˈe.kis] IPA (key ) : ( gender-neutral ) /e/ [e]
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X )
the 25th letter of the Spanish alphabet ( uncommon ) forms gender-neutral versions of words by replacing both the masculineo and femininea chicano /chicana → chicanx ellos /ellas → ellxs latino /latina → latinx los /las → lxs
See also
Preposition x
( text messaging , Internet slang ) Abbreviation ofpor .CompareEnglish 4 . Graciasx comentar. Saludos. Thanksfor commenting. Regards. Graciasx el apoyo. Thanksfor the support.
Tagalog
Etymology Borrowed fromSpanish x . Each pronunciation has a different source:
Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced byEnglish x . Abecedario pronunciation is fromSpanish x .
Pronunciation ( Standard Tagalog ) IPA (key ) : /ˈʔeks/ [ˈʔɛks] ( letter name, Filipino alphabet ) IPA (key ) : /ˈʔekis/ [ˈʔɛː.xɪs] ( letter name, Abecedario ) IPA (key ) : /ks/ [ks] ( phoneme ) IPA (key ) : /h/ [h] ( phoneme, some Spanish loanwords )
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X ,Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔ )
The twenty-sixthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theFilipino alphabet ), calledeks and written in theLatin script .
Usage notes This letter is mostly used only in proper nouns, unadapted loanwords, or Spanish-based spellings.
See also ( Latin-script letters) titik ;A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,Ñ ñ ,Ng ng ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X ,Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜒᜐ᜔ )
( historical ) The twenty-sixthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theAbecedario ), calledequis orekis and written in theLatin script .
Further reading “x ”, inPambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila,2018
Tarifit
Alternative forms
Etymology Fromixf ( “ head ” ) by means of grammaticalization.
Preposition x (Tifinagh spelling ⵅ )
location marker indicates location on top of something :on ,on top of yeqqimx řkursi He saton the chair.
Tashelhit
Pronunciation IPA (key ) : /χ/
Letter x (Upper case X )
Aletter of the Tashelhitalphabet , written in theLatin script .
Further reading
Tlingit
Pronunciation
Letter x (upper case X )
Aletter of the Tlingitalphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also Canada: ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Á á ,À à , â ,Ch ch ,Chʼ chʼ ,D d ,Dł dł ,Dz dz ,E e ,É é ,È è ,Ê ê ,G g ,Gw gw ,Gh gh ,Ghw ghw ,H h ,I i ,Í í ,Ì ì ,Î î ,J j ,K k ,Kw kw ,Kʼ kʼ ,Kʼw kʼw ,Kh kh ,Khw khw ,Khʼ khʼ ,Khʼw khʼw (L l ),Ł ł ,Łʼ łʼ (M m ),N n (O o ),S s ,Sʼ sʼ ,Sh sh ,T t ,Tʼ tʼ ,Tl tl ,Tlʼ tlʼ ,Ts ts ,Tsʼ tsʼ ,U u ,Ú ú ,Ù ù ,Û û ,W w ,X x ,Xw xw ,Xʼ xʼ ,Xʼw xʼw ,Xh xh ,Xhw xhw ,Xhʼ xhʼ ,Xhʼw xhʼw ,Y y (Ÿ ÿ ),․ US: ( Latin-script letters) A a ,Á á ,Aa aa ,Áa áa ,Ch ch ,Chʼ chʼ ,D d ,Dl dl ,Dz dz ,E e ,É é ,Ee ee ,Ée ée ,Ei ei ,Éi éi ,G g ,Gw gw ,G̱ g̱ ,G̱w g̱w ,H h ,I i ,Í í ,J j ,K k ,Kw kw ,Kʼ kʼ ,Kʼw kʼw ,Ḵ ḵ ,Ḵw ḵw ,Ḵʼ ḵʼ ,Ḵʼw ḵʼw ,L l ,Lʼ lʼ (Ḻ ḻ ,M m ),N n (O o ),Oo oo ,Óo óo ,S s ,Sʼ sʼ ,Sh sh ,T t ,Tʼ tʼ ,Tl tl ,Tlʼ tlʼ ,Ts ts ,Tsʼ tsʼ ,U u ,Ú ú ,W w ,X x ,Xw xw ,Xʼ xʼ ,Xʼw xʼw ,X̱ x̱ ,X̱w x̱w ,X̱ʼ x̱ʼ ,X̱ʼw x̱ʼw ,Y y (Ÿ ÿ ,Y̱ y̱ ),․
Zulu
Letter x (lower case ,upper case X )
The twenty-fourthletter of the Zulualphabet , written in theLatin script .
See also ( Latin-script letters) A a ,B b ,C c ,D d ,E e ,F f ,G g ,H h ,I i ,J j ,K k ,L l ,M m ,N n ,O o ,P p ,Q q ,R r ,S s ,T t ,U u ,V v ,W w ,X x ,Y y ,Z z