saks

See also: Saks, sāks, säks, saks., and -saks

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɑɡ̊s]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sax n (sword), sǫx n pl (scissors), from Proto-Germanic *sahsą (sword).

Noun

saks c (singular definite saksen, plural indefinite sakse)

  1. pair of scissors
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

saks

  1. imperative of sakse

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Norse, or German Sachse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑks/, [ˈsɑks]
  • Hyphenation: saks
  • Rhymes: -ɑks

Noun

saks (genitive saksa, partitive saksa)

  1. An upper class person, lord.
  2. (dated) A German person.

Declension

Declension of saks (ÕS type 22u/leib, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative saks saksad
accusative nom.
gen. saksa
genitive saksade
partitive saksa saksu
saksasid
illative saksa
saksasse
saksadesse
saksusse
inessive saksas saksades
saksus
elative saksast saksadest
saksust
allative saksale saksadele
saksule
adessive saksal saksadel
saksul
ablative saksalt saksadelt
saksult
translative saksaks saksadeks
saksuks
terminative saksani saksadeni
essive saksana saksadena
abessive saksata saksadeta
comitative saksaga saksadega

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sǫx (plural of sax).

Noun

saks f or m (definite singular saksa or saksen, indefinite plural sakser, definite plural saksene)

  1. (a pair of) scissors

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sǫx, plural of sax n.

Noun

saks f (definite singular saksa, indefinite plural sakser, definite plural saksene)

  1. (a pair of) scissors
  2. a foot trap that shuts when stepped on
  3. shears
Derived terms
  • brodersaks
  • gartnarsaks
  • hagesaks
  • kjettingsaks
  • lysesaks
  • naglesaks
  • revesaks
  • sauesaks
  • skreddarsaks
  • tømmarsaks

Verb

saks

  1. imperative of saksa

Etymology 2

From Old Norse sax n. Akin to Etymology 1.

Noun

saks n (definite singular sakset, indefinite plural saks, definite plural saksa)

  1. a large knife

Noun

saks m (definite singular saksen, indefinite plural saksar, definite plural saksane)

  1. (music) clipping of saksofon (saxophone)

References

Anagrams

Swedish

Noun

saks

  1. indefinite genitive singular of sak

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

From a clipping of sakto + -s (-suffix used in Tagalog slang), from eksakto.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsaks/ [ˈsaks]
  • Rhymes: -aks
  • Syllabification: saks

Adjective

saks (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔)

  1. (colloquial) all right
    Synonyms: sakto, tama
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