áxis

See also: axis and Axis

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: á‧xis

Noun

áxis m (invariable)

  1. axis (second vertebra)

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