lixa

== Galician == === Verb === lixa inflection of lixar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Latin == === Etymology 1 === Probably the feminine of an adjective *lixus (“fluid”), from Proto-Italic *liksos, cognate to ēlixus, prōlixus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- (“fluid, wet”) and so cognate to liqueō. ==== Alternative forms ==== lix ==== Pronunciation ==== (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈlɪk.sa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlik.sa] ==== Noun ==== lixa m (genitive lixae); first declension (attested only in glosses) water lye ===== Usage notes ===== Since manuscripts of Nonius read "lix etiam cinis...", some dictionaries treat lix (“lye”) as a distinct noun: however, Lindsay 1891, citing Onions, argues that "lix etiam" is merely a corruption of "lixaetiam", i.e. "lixa etiam". ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. ===== Derived terms ===== lixīvus, lixīvius lixula (maybe) === Etymology 2 === Unknown. Maybe related to linquō; otherwise potentially a substrate or foreign word. ==== Noun ==== lixa m (genitive lixae); first declension (military) sutler, camp follower, attendant ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. ===== Derived terms ===== lixābundus === References === === Further reading === “lixa” on page 1141 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012) “lixa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “lixa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "lixa", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “lixa”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Oromo == === Noun === lixa west == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: li‧xa === Etymology 1 === Unknown; see lixar (“to sand”). Probably related to Spanish lijar (“to sand”) or Italian lisciare (“to smooth”). ==== Noun ==== lixa f (plural lixas) sandpaper (paper coated with abrasive material) nail file (small file used to file fingernails and toenails) any dogfish shark characterised by rough skin (Brazil, skateboarding) grip tape ===== Descendants ===== → Hunsrik: Lisch === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== lixa inflection of lixar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “lixa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “lixa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “lixa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026