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Ixel
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German
Etymology
Perhaps related to de Ecke corner with some locative ending or tool-suffix (probably not the root of de Saal), compare de Achselhöhle armpit. de Less likely related to grc σύναψις σῠ́νᾰψῐς point or line of junction, which is not certainly related with grc ἰάπτω ἰᾰ́πτω and la iacio iaciō), and not related to en junction either (compare de Jochbein cheekbone; as for the vocalism, see goh ir you or fr Yves yew), nor nasal spirant lost from de Angel (cp. nl IJssel, perhaps "furrow"; non eggja to incite, cp. de ängstigen to scare), nor specialization from la aequus (as in de Tag-und-Nacht-Gleiche equinox; pass-over, ...?
Pronunciation
de [ˈɪksl̩]
de De-Ixel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n
de architecture inner corner, space in the angle between converging surfaces
de Flucht
de etwas knirsch in's Ixel setzen -
Further reading
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