saxo

== French == === Etymology === From saxophone, a combination of the surname of its inventor Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) + -o- + -phone (“phone”), from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice”). The first element surname is a variant of the German Sachs (“Saxon”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === saxo m (plural saxos) clipping of saxophone === Further reading === “saxo”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Saxo”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. == Latin == === Noun === saxō dative/ablative singular of saxum === Noun === saxō m (genitive saxōnis); third declension alternative letter-case form of Saxō (“Saxon”) == Spanish == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== saxo m (plural saxos) clipping of saxofón sax === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin saxum. Compare Portuguese seixo (“pebble”) and Italian sasso (“stone”) (which were, unlike the Spanish word, inherited). ==== Noun ==== saxo m (plural saxos) stone === Further reading === “saxo”, 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