axis
From Proto-Italic *aksis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-i-s, from *h₂eḱs- (“axis, axle”); see also Lithuanian ašis (“axle”), Russian ось (osʹ), Sanskrit अक्ष (ákṣa, “axis, axle, balance beam”), Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axle”), Old High German ahsa (“axle”), Icelandic eax, öxull, öksull, Old English eaxl (whence English axle). Compare also Etruscan 𐌀𐌂𐌔𐌉 (Acsi, “the Axia gens”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈak.sis/, [ˈäks̠ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈak.sis/, [ˈäksis]
Noun
axis m (genitive axis); third declension
- An axletree of wagon, car, chariot.
- The North Pole.
- The heavens or a region or clime of these.
- A board, plank.
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | axis | axēs |
| Genitive | axis | axium |
| Dative | axī | axibus |
| Accusative | axem | axēs axīs |
| Ablative | axe | axibus |
| Vocative | axis | axēs |