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x U+0078, x
LATIN SMALL LETTER X
← w
[U+0077] 		Basic Latin y →
[U+0079]
Character variations

ˣ U+02E3, ˣ
MODIFIER LETTER SMALL X
← ˢ
[U+02E2] 		Spacing Modifier Letters ˤ →
[U+02E4]

ⅹ U+2179, ⅹ
SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL TEN
← ⅸ
[U+2178] 		Number Forms ⅺ →
[U+217A]
ｘ U+FF58, ｘ
FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER X
← ｗ
[U+FF57] 		Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｙ →
[U+FF59]
Small-cap X (left) and lower-case x (right) are distinct when italic, which is the convention of several phonetic alphabets. X is the only small-capital letter of the basic Latin alphabet that is not included in Unicode.
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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

See also

Etymology 2

The variable name comes from usage in Spain, as up to the 16th century ⟨x⟩ had the sound value /ʃ/ in Spanish, so was used to transcribe Arabic ش (š) used for the purpose of a variable as an abbreviation of شَيْء (šayʔ, “thing”).[1] Its sound value in Spanish has since then become /x/, which explains the decision made in the circle of the International Phonetic Association to assign this character to the voiceless velar fricative. Compare English hickey (“an object whose name is not recalled; bruise-like mark made during petting by pressing the mouth to the skin”) for the development of the sense of a communicated kiss.

Pronunciation

  • Pronunciation of IPA [xa axa] with the sound [x]:(file)

Symbol

x

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
  1. (IPA) a voiceless velar fricative.
    (superscript ⟨ˣ⟩) [x]-fricated release, [x]-coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [x] – see ⟨ˣ⟩.
  2. (mathematics) A name for an unknown variable.
  3. (mathematics) The first coordinate in Cartesian coordinates, representing horizontal position.
  5. Used as a placeholder for a digit or value that may vary.
    Alternative form: X
    • 2008, Leonard Richardson, Sam Ruby, RESTful Web Services (in English), page 387:
      The 5xx [i.e. three digits starting "5"] series of status codes is for representing problems on the server side.
    • 2009, Ravi Rikhye, Concise World Armies 2009 (in English):
      BRIGADE NUMBERING - TRADITIONAL • Armor Brigade [5xx series] • Armored Infantry Brigade [3xx series] • Motorized Infantry Brigade [2xx series] • Infantry Brigade [1xx series] • Special Forces [8xx series]
    • 2010, Tri "Slowhabit" Nguyen, Martin Harris, Advanced PLO Play (in English), page 53:
      Although my opponent will have 4xxx [i.e. a 4 and three other cards] frequently, I have to stack off occasionally to avoid being exploited in this spot.
  7. A kiss at the end of a letter, or similar missive.
    Alternative form: X
    • 2009 September 8, tammy martinez, “God bless u!”, in cir-b-ksa‎[3] (Usenet; in Spanish), retrieved 26 October 2014:
      Que DIOS te bendiga, xoxo
      GOD bless you xoxo
    • 2010 September 4, pap...@yahoo.com, “Re: Sortido”, in Medicina UFRJ Turma 1970‎[4] (Usenet; in Portuguese), retrieved 26 October 2014:
      Pratinha te amo, te amo...XOXO luizbola
      Parinha I love you, I love you...XOXO luizbola
    • 2012, Amanda Jennings, Sworn Secret (in English):
      i love you :)! xxx. She pressed send and stared at him. She giggled when he reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone.
    • 2012, Maya Rodale, Geheimes Spiel der Liebe‎[5] (in German):
      XOXO, dein Schreibmädchen, deine Frau
      XOXO, your writing girl, your wife
    • 2013, Arthur Fleischmann, Carly Fleischmann, La voz de Carly‎[6] (in Spanish):
      Nos vemos en unos días. Te quiero. Xoxo.
      We see each other in a few days. I want you. Xoxo.
    • 1999, Mon évolution par l'Amour‎[7] (in French), page 134:
      Je t'aime ! Kristel xxxx...
      I love you! Kristel xxxx...
  8. (chess) Capture.
    • 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE‎[8] (in English), archived from the original on 16 March 2025, page 23:
      1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 e.p. Nxd6 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Qe3+ Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Re8 11. Kb1 (=)
    • 2023 January 13, Leonard Barden, “Chess: Carlsen takes on young guns at Wijk as world champion eyes record”, in The Guardian‎[9] (in English), archived from the original on 23 January 2023:
      1...Qd3 2 Ne1 Nd2! wins since 3 Nxd3 Rxf1 mate while 3 Qxc7+ Kg6 only delays the end.
    • 2023 August 12, GM Noël Studer, “Mastering Chess Puzzles: The Comprehensive Guide to Effective Problem Solving”, in Next Level Chess‎[10] (in English), archived from the original on 13 August 2025:
      The correct answer is 1.Rxf6 Rxf6 2.Rf1 Raf8 3.Qg5 Kg7 4.Nh5+
      Other sub-variations work, such as playing 2.Qg5 then 3.Rf1 or playing 4.Bxf6+ first before playing 5.Nh5+.
  9. (international standards) Denotes a private use IETF language tag.
    art-x-solresol ― Solresol
    art-x-tokipona ― Toki Pona
Usage notes

In the mathematical senses, the term is conventionally rendered in italics, as in, “Solve the equation x3+x=a for x.”

References
  1. ^ Lagarde, Paul de (1882), “Woher stammt das x der Mathematiker?”, in Nachrichten von der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen‎[1] (in German), number 13, pages 409–413

Etymology 3

The multiplication sign is an arbitrary notation developed in the early 17th century.

Symbol

x

  1. Alternative spelling of ×
    Dimensions: 1280x720
    3x as much as usual
    • 2017, Karin Loose, Gesunde Lebensführung - Gewusst wie!?: Ernährung + Bewegung + Psyche (in German), BookRix, →ISBN:
      Nebenzahlreichen sekundären Pflanzenstoffen enthält Moringa: 2x so viel Proteine wie Soja [...]
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2022 March 8, Sarah DeWeerdt, “Barcelona-style “superblocks” could make a surprising number of cities greener and less car-centric”, in Anthropocene Magazine‎[11] (in English), archived from the original on 20 October 2022:
      Superblocks are a relatively new urban planning concept that has been pioneered in Barcelona, Spain. The basic idea is to identify a 3 x 3 grid of 9 city blocks and restrict vehicle traffic to the streets on the perimeter. The interior streets then become available for walking, biking, and expanded green space.
Usage notes

Using x (in upper- or lower-case, italicized or not, and sometimes rotated 90 degrees) to indicate multiplication was common in 17th-century mathematical texts.[1] Today, this usage is considered poor typography, but it is nevertheless common because computer keyboards lack a ⟨×⟩ key.

References
  1. ^ Cajori, Florian (December 1914), “The Cross X as a Symbol for Multiplication”, in Nature‎[2], volume 94, →DOI, pages 363–364

Etymology 4

A CD-R claiming 52X speed.
A DVD-R claiming 8x speed.

Originates in given multiples of the speeds specified in the original CD and DVD standards, then, by reason of the actual unit being without name but just implied by the multiplication sign, reinterpreted as or used as if a unit, considering also that data transfer speed is variable, so that now, bolstered by stylization of the sign in the marketing of manufacturers, either spelling, with the multiplication sign or with the ex borrowed from the iconic mathematical variable sign, seems correct.

Symbol

x

  1. (computing) A unit of transfer rate of CD drives, equal to 150 KiB per second.
  2. (computing) A unit of transfer rate of DVD drives, equal 1.32 MiB per second.

Further reading

Etymology 5

Symbol

x

  1. Ⅹ, the Roman numeral ten (10).
  3. October.
    Comeronyms: I, i, 1; II, ii, 2; III, iii, 3; IV, iv, 4; V, v, 5; VI, vi, 6; VII, vii, 7; VIII, viii, 8; IX, ix, 9; XI, xi, 11; XII, xii, 12
Alternative forms

See also

Etymology 6

Uncertain.

Symbol

x

  1. versus
Usage notes

Common in Portuguese (and perhaps especially in Brazilian Portuguese). Less common but attested in English.

  • Letter styles
  • Uppercase and lowercase versions of X, in normal and italic type
    Uppercase and lowercase versions of X, in normal and italic type
  • Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
    Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur

See also

Other representations of X:

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • (letter name): IPA(key): /ɛks/
Audio (US):(file)
Rhymes: -ɛks
  • (phoneme)
    • IPA(key): /ks/, /ɡz/, /kʃ/, /ɡʒ/
    • IPA(key): /z/, /ʃ/ (word-initially)

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X, plural xs or x's)

  2. The twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, called ex and written in the Latin script.
  4. Forming gender-neutral or otherwise more inclusive versions of words, especially Spanish-derived words by replacing both the masculine -o and feminine -a.
    alumnx, Chicanx (Xicanx), Filipinx, Latinx, Mx, mxn, Tejanx, womxn

Derived terms

from the letter shape

See also

Adjective

x (not comparable)

  2. Alternative letter-case form of X (“intersex or non-binary (in passports and identification documents)”).

Numeral

x

  2. (sometimes humorous) An unknown or unspecified number of.
    Alternative form: X
    • 2016 February 22, Andrew Sparrow, “David Cameron's swipe at Boris Johnson in the Commons – verdict”, in The Guardian‎[14]:
      David Cameron gives a Commons statement after every EU summit and normally they follow a predictable pattern; he says that he set out with X number of aims, and then he explains he has achieved all X of them (even if he hasn’t). The most interesting comments normally come in the exchanges with MPs.
    • 2016 May 19, Aaron Souppouris, “Why Google can't stop making messaging apps”, in Engadget‎[15]:
      But chances are that Google will continue to float new ideas before eventually merging the best of them into a single, coherent application, as it did with Hangouts. And then it'll start the process again. In the meantime, Google will spend money developing x number of duplicate apps, and users will have to deal with a confusing mess of applications on their home screens.

Derived terms

Translations

Conjunction

x

  1. (fandom slang) Used between the names of two characters to denote a ship, particularly in anime, manga, and video games.
    • 1998 August 31, Greg Upchurch, “[Eva][Fanfic] Aright”, in rec.arts.anime.creative‎[16] (Usenet):
      If there is anyone in the audience who can't stand someone pushing a Shinji x Rei thing, I know you want to quit on this fic now.
    • 2002 July 7, Arnold Kim, “Re: Favorite couples??”, in alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer‎[17] (Usenet):
      I'm a fairly big Angel x Buffy fan, though I'm not a particularly big fan of Angel. They just work well together, IMO.
    • 2003 April 29, sephigirl, “Re: [OT] Character selections was: Re: [POLL] Identification”, in alt.fan.utena‎[18] (Usenet):
      Tho' my doujinshi is a Cloud x Sephiroth - yes you read that right - Cloud's name is first. ^^!
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:x.
  2. (music) Used in place of and in artist collaborations.
    Taska Black x DROELOE, Steve Aoki x Lauren Jauregui, etc.

See also

Afar

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The eighth letter of the Afar alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Albanian

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The thirty-second letter of the Albanian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • xs (González de Posada orthography, 1788)
  • xh, x̄ (Junquera Huergo orthography, 1842)
  • ẍ (late 19th century to 20th century)

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. A letter of the Asturian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

  • Historically, it represented /ks/, and /ʃ/ was represented by ẍ. In modern Asturian it always represents /ʃ/.

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme) IPA(key): [χ]
  • (letter name) IPA(key): [χeː], [χɯː]

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twelfth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Basque

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Basque alphabet, called ixa and written in the Latin script.

See also

Blin

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħ/ (/x/ is spelled ⟨kh⟩)

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. A letter of the Blin alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Catalan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Catalan alphabet, called ics or xeix and written in the Latin script.
See also

Etymology 2

Preposition

x

  1. (text messaging, Internet slang) per

Central Mazahua

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. A letter of the Central Mazahua alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Comox

Pronunciation

Letter

x (no case)

  1. A letter of the Comox alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

Found in loan words and onomatopoeia.

See also

Czech

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The thirty-eighth letter of the Czech alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Dutch

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. the twenty-fourth letter of the Dutch alphabet
Derived terms

See also

  • Previous letter: w
  • Next letter: y

Etymology 2

Noun

x

  1. (text messaging) abbreviation of keer (“time”)

Esperanto

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. (replacement) The letter that represents a diacritic in the x-system, written after the letter in its non-diacriticked form; it is called ikso.
    ambaŭ → ambaux

Further reading

Estonian

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The thirty-first letter of the Estonian alphabet, called iks and written in the Latin script.

See also

Finnish

Etymology

The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German, and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and x for information on the development of the glyph itself.

Pronunciation

  • (sound): IPA(key): /ks/ (generally)
  • Audio (letter name); “äks”:(file)

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-third letter of the Finnish alphabet, called äks or eks and written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

  • Used only in loanwords. In more established loanwords replaced with ks.

Derived terms

compounds

See also

French

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
    • 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche‎fr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:
      Avec ces propos et d’autres semblables, le pauvre gentilhomme perdait le jugement. Il passait les nuits et se donnait la torture pour les comprendre, pour les approfondir, pour leur tirer le sens des entrailles, ce qu’Aristote lui-même n’aurait pu faire, s’il fût ressuscité tout exprès pour cela.
      With these passages and other similar ones, the poor gentleman lost his judgement. He spent his nights and tortured himself to understand them, to consider them more deeply, to take from them their deepest meaning, which Aristotle himself would not have been able to do, had he been resurrected for that very purpose.

German

Pronunciation

Letter

x n (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the German alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Noun

x n (strong, genitive x, plural x)

  1. alternative letter-case form of X

Declension

Declension of x [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das x die x
genitive eines des x der x
dative einem dem x den x
accusative ein das x die x

Further reading

  • “x”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[19] (in German)

Gothic

Romanization

x

  1. romanization of 𐍇

Heiltsuk

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The eighteenth letter of the Heiltsuk alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • (phoneme): IPA(key): [ˈks]
  • (letter name): IPA(key): [ˈiks]

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. A letter of the extended Hungarian alphabet, called iksz and written in the Latin script.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
singular plural
nominative x x-ek
accusative x-et x-eket
dative x-nek x-eknek
instrumental x-szel x-ekkel
causal-final x-ért x-ekért
translative x-szé x-ekké
terminative x-ig x-ekig
essive-formal x-ként x-ekként
essive-modal — —
inessive x-ben x-ekben
superessive x-en x-eken
adessive x-nél x-eknél
illative x-be x-ekbe
sublative x-re x-ekre
allative x-hez x-ekhez
elative x-ből x-ekből
delative x-ről x-ekről
ablative x-től x-ektől
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		x-é x-eké
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		x-éi x-ekéi
Possessive forms of x
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. x-em x-eim
2nd person sing. x-ed x-eid
3rd person sing. x-e x-ei
1st person plural x-ünk x-eink
2nd person plural x-etek x-eitek
3rd person plural x-ük x-eik

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • x in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛks] (letter name)

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-seventh letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Ido

Pronunciation

  • (context pronunciation) IPA(key): /ks/
  • (letter name) IPA(key): /kse/

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (context pronunciation) IPA(key): /s, ks/
  • (letter name) IPA(key): /ɛks/

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Etymology 2

Noun

x

  1. (text messaging) abbreviation of kali

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Suffix

x

  1. (text messaging, slang) abbreviation of -nya
    Synonym: ny

Italian

Etymology 1

Letter

x f or m (lower case, upper case X, invariable)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Italian alphabet, called ics and written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
  • The letter X is not considered part of the Italian alphabet. It is found mainly in loanwords, Latinisms, and Grecisms.

Etymology 2

The multiplication sign × (which is visually similar to the letter x) is pronounced per in Italian.

Preposition

x

  1. (text messaging, slang) abbreviation of per (“for”)
Usage notes
  • This convention is not only used for the preposition but also used within words such as, xké (“perché”), xò (“però”).

Kankanaey

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog x. Letter pronunciation is influenced by English x.

Pronunciation

  • (letter name) IPA(key): /ʔeks/ [ʔek̠s]
  • (phoneme) IPA(key): /ks/ [k̠s]

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-sixth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called eks and written in the Latin script.

See also

References

  • Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016), Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎[20] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11

Kwak'wala

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. A letter of the Kwak'wala alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Latin

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-third letter of the Latin alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

  • More information at X.

Luxembourgish

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Luxembourgish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Malay

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Malay alphabet, called eks and written in the Latin script.

See also

Adverb

x

  1. (informal, text messaging, Internet slang) abbreviation of tak (“not”)

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • xde (tidak ada, "does not have")
  • xpe (tidak apa, "what not")

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃ/
  • IPA(key): /ʒ/ (by assimilation to a following voiced obstruent)
  • In a handful of English borrowings, x represents /ʒ/ also in other positions (compare televixin).

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-eighth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Mam

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. A letter of the Mam alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. A letter of the Navajo alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

The letter ⟨x⟩ is used for the phoneme /x/, but also for /h/ after the letter ⟨s⟩ and elsewhere that an ⟨h⟩ would be ambiguous.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

The lowercase form of X, ultimately from Latin X, through an Etruscan intermediary from a western Greek form of Χ (Kh, “chi”).

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Norwegian Bokmål alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

  • The letter occurs mainly in loanwords and foreign proper names.
  • In older inscriptions and texts, it may be used instead of ks.

See also

Noun

x m (definite singular x-en, indefinite plural x-er, definite plural x-ene)

  1. The lowercase form of X, the twenty-fourth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script; preceded by w and followed by y.
    • 2008, Kari Bøge, Komponisten:
      [legemidlers] navn på rekke og rad med rikelig av x og z og c i
      [medicines'] names in a row, with plenty of x's and z's and c's in them
  2. The written representation of the sound /s/ word-initially before a vowel, and otherwise chiefly /ks/.
    la x være u og seks være sju; sette/skrive x for u og seks for sju — to miscalculate or falsify figures for one's own benefit; to cheat
    • 1882, Jonas Lie, Gaa paa!, page 301:
      vi to skriver ikke hverandre X for U eller sex for sju nogen gang
      the two of us never falsify the figures at one another's expense
    • 2009, Arnfinn Haga, Skyggen:
      hemmelig skrift stod på programmet, passforfalskning og «x for u og seks for sju», avlytting og dekkhistorier og alt til faget henhørende
      secret writing was on the programme, passport forgery and “x for u and six for seven”, wiretapping, cover stories, and everything else belonging to the trade
  3. A figure, shape, formation, object, or mark resembling the letter x.
  4. (mathematics) An unknown quantity to be determined, especially in an algebraic equation.
    • 1883, Alexander Kielland, Gift, page 57:
      [Marius] holdt øie med dette x. Han skrev troligt op, hvorledes det blev jaget som en ræv fra linje til linje
      [Marius] kept his eye on this x. He faithfully wrote down how it was chased like a fox from line to line
    • 1883, Alexander Kielland, Gift, page 59:
      da Marius halvt sanseløs kom frem foran tavlen, stod der et par rækker med tal og xer, som han ikke forstod et gran af
      when Marius came to the board half senseless, there were a couple of rows of numbers and x's there, of which he did not understand a thing
    • 1972, Henning A. Lien, Louis Pasteur, page 23:
      det [ble] i en periode en ivrig utveksling av x-er og y-er, multiplikasjonstegn og brøkstreker mellom [far og sønn]
      for a time there [was] a lively exchange of x's and y's, multiplication signs, and fraction bars between [father and son]
  5. Something unknown, unspecified, arbitrary, or deliberately not identified, such as a person, thing, or factor.
    1. An unknown or mysterious person.
    2. An unknown or unspecified place.
      • 2020, Ole Paus, Pauspoeten, page 30:
        Jacob står på hjørnet mellom gate x og gate y
        Jacob is standing at the corner of street x and street y
    3. Used with antall (“number”) to indicate an unknown or unspecified number.
      x antall — an unknown or unspecified number
      Jeg har prøvd x antall ganger. ― I have tried an unspecified number of times.

Derived terms

Symbol

x

  1. The symbol for multiplication; times, multiplied by.
    • 2006, Lars Roar Langslet, Når fuglen letter:
      det store [bildet] på 18 x 7 meter ble malt ferdig på halvannen måned
      the large [picture], measuring 18 by 7 metres, was completed in a month and a half

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Norwegian Nynorsk alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Noun

x m (definite singular x-en, indefinite plural x-ar, definite plural x-ane)

  1. the letter X

References

Nuxalk

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The thirty-first letter of the Nuxalk alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Oromo

Pronunciation

  • Syllables - xa, Count - 1

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Oromo alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Phoneme:

  • IPA(key): /ʃ/, /ks/, /s/, /z/, /ɡz/

Letter name:

 

Letter

x m (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Preposition

x

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging, very rare) por

See also

Further reading

Romani

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. (International Standard) The eleventh letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
  2. (Pan-Vlax) The twelfth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

References

  • Yūsuke Sumi (2018), “X, x”, in ニューエクスプレス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, →ISBN, page 13

Romanian

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-ninth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called ics and written in the Latin script.

See also

Senhaja de Srair

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber. This preposition is historically related to the noun ixef (“head”).

Preposition

x (Tifinagh spelling ⵅ)

  1. indicates location on top of something: on, on top of

References

  • Gutova, Evgeniya; Byler, Jonathan (2025), “Senhaja de Srair - English Dictionary”, in Webonary‎[21], retrieved 2025
  • Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties: Phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)‎[22], Paris, France: HAL

Slovak

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The forty-first letter of the Slovak alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

Somali

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The fifth letter of the Somali alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Spanish

Pronunciation

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Preposition

x

  1. (text messaging, Internet slang) abbreviation of por. Compare English 4.
    Gracias x comentar. Saludos.
    Thanks for commenting. Regards.
    Gracias x el apoyo.
    Thanks for the support.

Pronoun

x (invariable)

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) someone
    X: No me gustan tus vídeos. Yo: No me importa.
    Someone: I don't like your videos. Me: I don't care.

See also

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish x. Each pronunciation has a different source:

  • Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English x.
  • Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish x.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʔeks/ [ˈʔɛk̠s] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • IPA(key): /ˈʔekis/ [ˈʔɛː.x̠ɪs] (letter name, Abecedario)
    • IPA(key): /ks/ [k̠s] (phoneme)
    • IPA(key): /h/ [h] (phoneme, some Spanish loanwords)

Letter

x (lower case, upper case X)

  1. the twenty-sixth letter of the Filipino alphabet, called eks and written in the Latin script
  2. (historical) the twenty-sixth letter of the Abecedario, called equis or ekis and written in the Latin script

Usage notes

  • This letter is mostly used only in proper nouns, unadapted loanwords, or Spanish-based spellings.

See also

Further reading

  • “x”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Tarifit

Alternative forms

  • xef (when standing alone)

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Berber *ɣăf.

    Pronunciation

    • (Nador) IPA(key): [χ]
    • Syllabification: x

    Preposition

    x (Tifinagh spelling ⵅ)

    1. on; atop
      Yeqqim x řkursi. ― He sat on the chair.

    Usage notes

    Nouns following this preposition are placed in the annexed state.

    References

    Tashelhit

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    x (lower case, upper case X)

    1. A letter of the Tashelhit alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    Further reading

    Tlingit

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    x (lower case, upper case X)

    1. A letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    See also

    Xhosa

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    x (lower case, upper case X)

    1. A letter of the Xhosa alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    See also

    Zulu

    Pronunciation

    Letter

    x (lower case, upper case X)

    1. The twenty-fourth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    See also

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