xi

See also:Appendix:Variations of "xi"

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Translingual

Alternative forms

• XI,xi,Ⅺ,VVI,vvi

Symbol

xi

1. Ⅺ,theRoman numeraleleven(11)

See also

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

English

Ancient Greek Alphabet

← nu		→ omicron
Ξξ Ancient Greek:ξεῖ
Wikipedia article on xi

Etymology

FromAncient Greekξεῖ(xeî),ξῖ(xî).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio(US):

  (file)

• Rhymes:-aɪ

Noun

xi(pluralxis)

1. The 14th letter ofClassicalandModern Greek.The 15th inAncientandOld Greek.
2. (physics)Either of a pair ofhyperonshaving spin 1/2, which decay into a lambda particle and apion.

Derived terms

• xi baryon

Translations

Greek letter

• Arabic:كْسِي(ar)m(ksī)
• Asturian:xi(ast)
• Catalan:ksi(ca)f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Khắc tây(zh)(kèxī),Khắc hi(kèxī),Nhưng tắc(zh)(kěsài)

• Danish:ksi(da)n
• Dutch:xi(nl)morf,ksi(nl)morf
• Esperanto:ksio(eo)
• Finnish:ksii(fi)
• French:xi(fr)m,ksi(fr)m
• German:Xi(de)n
• Greek:ξι(el)n(xi)

  Ancient:ξεῖn(xeî)

• Hungarian:kszi
• Interlingua:xi
• Irish:xíf
• Italian:xi(it)morf,csimorf,ksimorf
• Japanese:グザイ(guzai),クサイ(kusai),クスィー(kusī)
• Korean:크시(ko)(keusi)
• Macedonian:ксиn(ksi)
• Malay:xi
• Persian:کسی(phát)(ksi)
• Polish:ksi(pl)n
• Portuguese:xi(pt)m,csi(pt)m,ksim
• Russian:кси(ru)n(ksi)
• Spanish:xi(es)f
• Ukrainian:ксіf(ksi)

Anagrams

• Ix

See also:theta

Dutch

Etymology

FromAncient Greekξῖ(xî).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ksi/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ximorf(pluralxi's,diminutivexi'tjen)

1. xi(letter of the Greek Alpha bet)

Further reading

• xion the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia^nl

French

Alternative forms

• ksi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ksi/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

xim(pluralxiorxis)

1. xi(Greek letter)

Further reading

• “xi”,inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

Italian

Alternative forms

• csi,ksi

Etymology

FromAncient Greekξεῖ(xeî),ξῖ(xî).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ximorf(invariable)

1. the name of theGreek-scriptletterΞ/ξ
   1. xi(all senses)

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ʃɪ/

Etymology 1

FromArabicشَيْء(šayʔ,“thing, a thing, something”).Compare the same use as a determiner inMoroccan Arabicشي(ši)andNorth Levantine Arabicشي(ši).

Determiner

xi

1. some

   ximkien―somewhere

   xiħadd―someone

   xiħaġa―something

   • 2018,Antoinette Borg,Amina,Merlin Publishers,→ISBN:

     Imnalla għajjatlu Fredu u kellu jwaqqaf l-eloġju ta’ nannuh, għax naħseb l-istorja li kien imiss kienet li għanduxigżira privata.

     (pleaseadd an English translationof this quotation)

   • 1970,Anton Buttigieg,“Il-Pjazza”, inFl-Arena:

     Kulħadd jimxi, kollox lajma,
     jirkeb bissxisinjur kbir:
     bini l-għatx u tawni nixrob
     minn ġos-satal fuq il-bir.
     

     (pleaseadd an English translationof this quotation)

2. any

Related terms

• *iex
• -x
• xejn
• x’
• x’inhu

Etymology 2

See the lemma.

Pronoun

xi

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

Mandarin

Romanization

xi

1. Nonstandardspelling ofxī.
2. Nonstandardspelling ofxí.
3. Nonstandardspelling ofxǐ.
4. Nonstandardspelling ofxì.

Usage notes

• Transcriptionsof Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the criticaltonaldifferences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/ˈʃi/

• (Portugal)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

xim(pluralxis)

1. Alternative spelling ofcsi

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

xif(pluralxíes)

1. xi;the Greek letterΞ,ξ

Further reading

• “xi”,inDiccionario de la lengua española[Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8,Royal Spanish Academy[Spanish:Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Takelma

Noun

xi

1. water

References

• Victor Golla,Takelma Texts and Grammar

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps fromFrenchcirage

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội)IPA^(key):[si˧˧]
• (Huế)IPA^(key):[sɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon)IPA^(key):[sɪj˧˧]

Noun

xi

1. shoe polish