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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

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

1 character1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

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

    letter · uppercase
Where this word comes from

The uppercase form of x, ultimately from Latin X, through an Etruscan intermediary from the Western Greek form of Χ (Kh, “chi”), which represented /ks/.

symbol/ɛks//eks/
  1. A placeholder for an unknown, unspecified, or unidentified person, thing, or factor. An unidentified, mysterious, or unspecified person.

  2. A placeholder for an unknown, unspecified, or unidentified person, thing, or factor. An unknown or unspecified place.

  3. An abbreviation of cross (“cross”).

Where this word comes from

The uppercase form of x, ultimately from Latin X, through an Etruscan intermediary from the Western Greek form of Χ (Kh, “chi”), which represented /ks/.

noun/ɛks//eks/
  1. The uppercase form of x, the twenty-fourth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script; preceded by w and followed by y.

    masculine
  2. The uppercase written representation of the sounds /s/ and /ks/.

    masculine
  3. An X-shaped figure, formation, object, or mark.

    masculine
Where this word comes from

The uppercase form of x, ultimately from Latin X, through an Etruscan intermediary from the Western Greek form of Χ (Kh, “chi”), which represented /ks/.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.