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Appendix:Variations of "x" Translingual Etymology mul en:XML. Suffix mul suffix mul computing Indicates an XML-based, macro-free version of the base file extension. mul .doc .docx Derived terms mul mul Microsoft English Etymology 1 Suffix en value Used to represent a value that may vary: see en x quantity. en I teach all of the 30x classes. referring to classes numbered 301, 302, 303, etc. Etymology 2 The letter en x is prototypically pronounced [ks] in English; it therefore serves as a convenient shorthand for the digraphs (en cs, en ks, etc.) or trigraphs (en cks etc.) that would otherwise represent that consonant cluster. Pronunciation en /ks/ Suffix en ks-sounden chiefly US informal Used to replace a /ks/ sound, especially in monosyllabic words ending in en -cks or en -ks. en en blax blacks, en clox clocks, en fax facts, en folx folks, en hax hacks, en pix pics, en punx punks, en shox shocks, en snax snacks, en sox socks, en stix sticks, en tix tickets, en trax tracks See also en -z Etymology 3 en perhaps modelled after en Rx prescription < en ℞ < la recipe? Suffix en abbreviation An abbreviation marker. en en Dx diagnosis, en elex election, en Hx history, en pax passenger, en RX receive, en TX transmit Etymology 4 From the use of en x as a neutral or nonspecific placeholder. Suffix en gender-neutralen neologism Used to replace a gendered suffix. en alumnx, en Chicanx, en Latinx See also en x gender en Gender Non-binary French Etymology 1 From a medieval ligature for la -us, which looked similar to the letter la x and was ultimately treated as identical to it. Thus fr fro voyeul voyeus vowel was also spelt fro voyex, for instance. Later on, the frm u was reinserted before the frm -x and this latter thus became an alternative spelling of frm -s in said position.A.H. Edgren: A compendious French grammar, Boston, 1890, p. 31 This use of fr -x and particularly the irregularities in its application, which developed over time, have been criticized by grammarians for centuries, but no reform has ever been enacted. The most recent Reforms of French orthography#Rectifications of 1990 spelling reform of 1990 did not touch the matter either. Pronunciation Silent, except in liaison environments, when it may be pronounced /z‿/. This liaison is usual in adjectives, but fairly rare in nouns. Suffix Used to form the regular plurals of nouns and adjectives in -au and -eu. fr dieu → dieux god → gods fr noyau → noyaux core → cores fr hébreu → hébreux Hebrew → Hebrews Used to form the irregular plurals of a few nouns in -ou (which regularly add fr -s). fr pou → poux louse → lice See also fr -s Etymology 2 Pronunciation fr /ks/ /s/ or silent Suffix gneut #,#s,-z fr neologism gender-neutral nonstandard forms the gender-neutral of adjectives and nouns fr étudiant étudianx fr ami amix Derived terms fr References Maltese Etymology From mt ar شَيْء thing. The same negation suffix is found in most North African and some Levantine dialects of Arabic. Suffix suffix Used together with the particle mt ma to negate verbs and adverbs mt jikteb → ma jiktibx he writes → he doesn’t write Used on its own or with the particle mt la to express a negated imperative mt tikteb → tiktibx or: la tiktibx you write → don't write Usage notes A suffixed -x, etymologically from the same Arabic noun as the above, also occurs in a handful of Maltese words without a negative meaning, e.g. mt kollox everything, mt aktarx rather, probably, mt jekkx whether. Portuguese Etymology pt :bor en:-x<id:gender-neutral> + 1 Suffix n -xs pt gender-neutral pt now mostly proscribed a gender-neutral, normally not pronounced suffix that replaces pt -o and pt -a in nouns, adjectives and pronouns pt -e pt Somos todxs um. We are all one. Usage notes As gender-neutral suffixes, pt @ and pt -x have been gradually displaced by pt -e, considered easier for users of text-to-speech and people with reading disorders. Spanish Suffix gneut es gender-neutral es nonstandard neologism a gender-neutral suffix that replaces es -o and es -a in nouns, adjectives and pronouns es chicano//chicana chicanx es ellos//ellas ellxs es latino//latina latinx es los//las lxs es Spanish gender-neutral suffixes