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fax
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: f?ks, IPA(key): /fæks/
- Homophone: facts (informal US and Canada pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -æks
Etymology 1
From Middle English fax, from Old English feax (“hair, head of hair”), from Proto-West Germanic *fahs, from Proto-Germanic *fahs? (“hair, mane”), from Proto-Indo-European *po?som (“hair”, literally “that which is combed, shorn, or plucked”), from Proto-Indo-European *pe?- (“to comb, shear, pluck”). Cognate with Dutch vas (“headhair”), German Fachs (“head-hair”), Norwegian faks (“mane”), Icelandic fax (“mane”), Sanskrit ???????? (pák?man, “eyelash, hair, filament”).
Noun
fax (usually uncountable, plural faxes)
- (obsolete or Britain dialectal) The hair of the head.
Derived terms
- faxed
- Fairfax
- Halifax
Etymology 2
Clipping of facsimile, first attested 1979.
Noun
fax (plural faxes or faxxes)
- A fax machine or a document received and printed by one.
Translations
Verb
fax (third-person singular simple present faxes or faxxes, present participle faxing or faxxing, simple past and past participle faxed or faxxed)
- To send a document via a fax machine.
Translations
Czech
Noun
fax m
- fax (document)
- fax, fax machine
Declension
Related terms
- faxovat
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?ks/
- Hyphenation: fax
- Rhymes: -?ks
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English fax (“a fax machine; to fax”).
Noun
fax m (plural faxen, diminutive faxje n)
- fax
Synonyms
- telefacsimile
- telefax
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
fax
- first-person singular present indicative of faxen
- imperative of faxen
Hungarian
Etymology
From English (tele)fax, from facsimile.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?f?ks]
- Rhymes: -?ks
Noun
fax (plural faxok)
- fax
Declension
Derived terms
- faxol
(Compound words):
- faxkészülék
- faxkezel?
- faxpapír
- faxszám
- faxüzenet
References
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faxs/
- IPA(key): /faks/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse fax (“mane”) from Proto-Indo-European *po?-s-, from *pe?- (“to pluck”).
Noun
fax n (genitive singular fax, nominative plural föx)
- mane (of a horse)
Declension
See also
- makki
Etymology 2
From English fax, from facsimile, from Latin.
Noun
fax n (genitive singular fax, nominative plural föx)
- fax, telefax (document sent electronically and printed with a fax machine)
Declension
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *??weh?k- (“to shine”). Cognate with fac?tus, Lithuanian žvak? (“candle”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /faks/, [fäks?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /faks/, [f?ks]
Noun
fax f (genitive facis); third declension
- torch, firebrand
- fireball, comet
- cause of ruin, incitement
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Derived terms
- facula
References
- fax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fax in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fax in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fax in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- fax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- fax in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fax in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 495
Middle English
Alternative forms
- væx (early)
Etymology
From Old English feax, from Proto-West Germanic *fahs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faks/
Noun
fax (plural faxes)
- The hair of the head.
Derived terms
- faxwax
Descendants
- English: fax (obsolete)
- Scots: fax
References
- “fax, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from English fax.
Noun
fax m (plural fax)
- (Jersey) fax
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fahs?, from *pe?- (“to pluck”).
Noun
fax n
- a mane
Declension
Descendants
- Faroese: faks
- Icelandic: fax
- Norwegian: faks
References
- fax in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fax in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fax in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- fax in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- fax in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- fax in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English fax.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /faks/
Noun
fax m inan
- fax
Declension
Synonyms
- faks, telefaks, telefax
Portuguese
Noun
fax m (plural faxes or fax)
- fax (document transmitted by telephone)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English fax.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fa?s/, [?fa??s]
Noun
fax m (plural fax)
- fax
Swedish
Pronunciation
- Homophone: facks
Noun
fax c or n
- a fax (machine) c
- a fax (document) n
Declension
Synonyms
- telefax
Related terms
References
- fax in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *va?? (“sky; weather”). Cognate with Thai ??? (fáa), Northern Thai ???, Lao ??? (f?), Lü ??? (faa2), Shan ??? (phâ?a) or ??? (fâ?a), Ahom ???????? (pha), ???????? (phaa), ???????????? (phoa), ???????????? (phoaa) or ???????????? (phra).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /fa??/
- Tone numbers: fa4
- Hyphenation: fax
Noun
fax (Sawndip forms ???? or ???? or ????, old orthography fa?)
- (dialectal, including Longzhou) sky
- Synonym: mbwn
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hax
English
Etymology
Phonetic respelling of hacks.
Pronunciation
Noun
hax (uncountable)
- (slang, computing) hacks, hacking, or something done by a hacker.
- OMG, hax! That player just ran through a solid wall.
- (chiefly Pokémon) Game-deciding luck-based events in battles
- The third critical hit in a row! You only win because of hax!
See also
- dox
- vax
References
- Internet Slang Dictionary: an Authoritative Guide to Understanding Internet Slang and Netspeak, by Ryan Jones, Lulu.com, 2006, page 61 [1]
Lolopo
Etymology
From Proto-Loloish *(k)-rwak? (Bradley), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Sichuan Yi ?? (ax hxie), Burmese ????? (krwak), Cholim Tangsa juh, Chepang ???????? (rok.yu?) .
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [xa???]
Noun
hax
- (Yao'an) rat
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