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xi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "xi"

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SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL ELEVEN
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xi

  1. Ⅺ, the Roman numeral eleven (11)

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English

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Ancient Greek Alphabet
←
nu
    →
omicron
Ξ ξ
Ancient Greek: ξεῖ
Wikipedia article on xi

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî), ξῖ (xî).

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Noun

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xi (plural xis)

  1. The 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek.
  2. (physics) Either of a pair of hyperons having spin 1/2, which decay into a lambda particle and a pion.

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ “xi”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. (zaɪ, ksaɪ)
  2. ^ “xi”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. (zaɪ, saɪ, ksi)
  3. ^ “xi”, in Collins English Dictionary. (zaɪ, saɪ, ksaɪ, ksi)

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See also: theta

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ξῖ (xî).

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Noun

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xi m or f (plural xi's, diminutive xi'tje n)

  1. xi (letter of the Greek alphabet)

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French

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xi m (plural xi or xis)

  1. xi (Greek letter)

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî), ξῖ (xî).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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xi m or f (invariable)

  1. the name of the Greek-script letter Ξ/ξ
    1. xi (all senses)

Maltese

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic شَيْء (šayʔ, “thing, a thing, something”). Compare the same use as a determiner in Moroccan Arabic شي (ši) and North Levantine Arabic شي (ši).

Determiner

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xi

  1. some
    xi mkien ― somewhere
    xi ħadd ― someone
    xi ħaġa ― 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 għandu xi gżira privata.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Pjazza”, in Fl-Arena:
      Kulħadd jimxi, kollox lajma,
      jirkeb biss xi sinjur kbir:
      bini l-għatx u tawni nixrob
      minn ġos-satal fuq il-bir.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. any
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Etymology 2

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See the lemma.

Pronoun

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xi

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

Mandarin

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Romanization

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xi

  1. Nonstandard spelling of xī.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of xí.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of xǐ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of xì.

Usage notes

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

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -i

Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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Interjection

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xi

  1. indicates that something has failed
  2. indicates that someone is in trouble

Etymology 2

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Noun

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xi m (plural xis)

  1. Alternative spelling of csi

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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xi f (plural xíes)

  1. xi; the Greek letter Ξ, ξ

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Takelma

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Noun

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xi

  1. water

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  • Victor Golla, Takelma Texts and Grammar

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Perhaps from French cirage

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Noun

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xi

  1. shoe polish
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