equis

== Asturian == === Noun === equis f (plural equis) The name of the Latin script letter X/x. == Latin == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Italic [Term?], from pre-Italic *h₁é-kʷís, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís, *kʷos. See there for cognates. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛ.kʷɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.kʷis] ==== Pronoun ==== equis m (feminine equis, neuter equid) (substantive interrogative pronoun) who, what === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɛ.kʷiːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.kʷis] ==== Noun ==== equīs m dative/ablative plural of equus (“horse”) ==== Noun ==== equīs f dative/ablative plural of equa (“female horse”) == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈekis/ [ˈe.kis] Rhymes: -ekis Syllabification: e‧quis === Noun === equis f (plural equis) The name of the Latin script letter X/x. === Adjective === equis (invariable) (Mexico) meh === Further reading === “equis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “equis”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 “equis”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019 == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === ekis === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Spanish equis, the Spanish name of the letter X / x. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔekis/ [ˈʔɛː.xɪs] Rhymes: -ekis Syllabification: e‧quis === Noun === equis (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜒᜐ᜔) (historical) the name of the Latin script letter X/x, in the Abecedario Synonym: (in the Filipino alphabet) eks (archaic) alternative form of ekis