eixo

1. (masculine) axle, axletree (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves)
2. (masculine) axis (imaginary line)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈe(j).ʃu/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: axis

Cognate with Galician: eixe

Cognate with Spanish: eje

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese eixe, from Latin axis (“axletree”) (with change of declension), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”). Compare Galician eixe, Spanish eje. Doublet of the borrowing áxis.

Concepts

axis

axle

spindle

shaft

leapfrog

linchpin

pivot

rod

alliance

spoke

Axis

axis of rotation

hub

Synonyms

veio

carniça

eixo-badeixo

Translations

eje

as

essieu

asse

axe

Achse

oś

eix

άξονας

eksen

axis

assale

spil

Welle

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