xi
See also: Appendix:Variations of "xi"
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Translingual
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Symbol
[edit]xi
- Ⅺ, the Roman numeral eleven (11).
- November.
See also
[edit]English
[edit]| ← nu |
 
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→ omicron |
| Wikipedia article on xi | ||
Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî), ξῖ (xî).
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: zī, sī, ksī, ksē, IPA(key): /zaɪ/, /saɪ/, /ksaɪ/, /ksiː/[1][2][3]
- (nonstandard) IPA(key): /ʃiː/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ
Noun
[edit]xi (plural xis)
- The 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek.
- (particle physics) Either of a pair of hyperons having spin 1/2, which decay into a lambda particle and a pion.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Greek letter
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See also
[edit]- (Greek-script letter names) alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, psi, omega
References
[edit]- ^ “xi”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. (zaɪ, ksaɪ)
- ^ “xi”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. (zaɪ, saɪ, ksi)
- ^ “xi”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present. (zaɪ, saɪ, ksaɪ, ksi)
Anagrams
[edit]Achang
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Myanmar) /xi˧/
Verb
[edit]xi
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon[1], Payap University, page 140
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ξῖ (xî).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]xi m or f (plural xi's, diminutive xi'tje n)
- xi (letter of the Greek alphabet)
Further reading
[edit]
xi on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]xi m (plural xi or xis)
- xi (Greek letter)
Further reading
[edit]- “xi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Italian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ξεῖ (xeî), ξῖ (xî).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]xi m or f (invariable)
- the name of the Greek-script letter Ξ/ξ
- xi (all senses)
Maltese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited 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
[edit]xi
- some
- 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)
- any
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See the lemma.
Pronoun
[edit]xi
- alternative form of x’ (used before a consonant cluster)
Mandarin
[edit]Romanization
[edit]xi
- nonstandard spelling of xī
- nonstandard spelling of xí
- nonstandard spelling of xǐ
- nonstandard spelling of xì
Usage notes
[edit]- 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.
Nuxalk
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Root
[edit]xi
- to be visible, shine, (be) light, bright
Derived terms
[edit]- nuxi (“light, bright”)
- nuxyakta (“torch, lantern, flashlight”)
- sinuxi (“lamp; window”)
- sinuxyalsilh (“window”)
- nusxyals (“cataract of the eye”)
- xilcus (“to emerge from a hole or forest”)
References
[edit]- Nater, Hank (2022), The Nuxalk Language: (lexicon, narratives, grammar), , page 267
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: xi
Interjection
[edit]xi
- indicates that something has failed
- indicates that someone is in trouble
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: xi
Noun
[edit]xi m (plural xis)
- alternative spelling of csi
Further reading
[edit]- “xi”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “xi”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]xi f (plural xíes)
Further reading
[edit]- “xi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
Takelma
[edit]Noun
[edit]xi
References
[edit]- Victor Golla, Takelma Texts and Grammar
Vietnamese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]xi
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]xi
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