aux
Translingual
Etymology
Clipping of English and Portuguese Aurá with x as a placeholder.
Symbol
aux
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Aurá terms
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔks/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑks/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔːks/
- Rhymes: -ɔːks
Audio: (file) - Homophone: ox (cot–caught merger)
Adjective
aux (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of auxiliary.
- 2009, Rick Snoman, Dance Music Manual: Tools, Toys and Techniques, page 69:
- Each aux out is connected to an effects unit and the signal is then returned into the desk.
Noun
aux (plural auxes)
- (slang) The auxiliary audio connector of a sound system.
- Synonym: aux cord
- Hey, pass the aux. I'll play some music from my phone.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Conjunction
aux
- X-system spelling of aŭ
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French aux, from earlier aus, from Old French als.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o/, (before a vowel sound) /o.z‿/
Audio: (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) - Rhymes: -o
- Homophones: au, aulx, eau, eaux, haut, hauts, ho, o, ô, oh, os (plural only - "os" is not a homophone in the singular)
Contraction
aux
Synonyms
Further reading
- “aux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Middle French
Contraction
aux
Old French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /au̯s/
Contraction
aux
- alternative form of als
Zhuang
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /ʔaːu˦˨/
- Tone numbers: au4
- Hyphenation: aux
Verb
aux (Sawndip forms 䶸 or 噢, 1957–1982 spelling auч)
Derived terms
- aux ma doxhaeb
- aux ma haeuj nyaengq