Masculine

áxis

Meaning

axis (second vertebra)

Concepts

axis vertebra

Translations

axis

draaier

επιστροφεύς

tweede nekwervel

vèrtebra axis

άξονας

άξων

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈak.sis/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Latin axis (“axletree”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (“axis”). Compare the inherited doublet eixo.

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