wikipedia|Axe (disambiguation)
English
Etymology 1
Image:Accetta.jpg|thumb|right|A hand axe.
OE. æx.
Pronunciation
AHD|�ks, IPA|/æks/, SAMPA|/{ks/
audio|en-us-axe.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æks|-æks
Alternative spellings
ax#Etymology 2|ax
Noun
wikipedia
en-noun
- A tool for felling trees or chopping wood etc. consisting of a heavy head flattened to a blade on one side, and a <!-- usually wooden (material is not essential) --> handle attached to it.
- An ancient weapon consisting of a <!-- metallic --> head that has one or two blades and a long handle.
- colloquial A dismissal or rejection.
#: His girlfriend/boss/schoolmaster gave him the axe.
Derived terms
battle axe
Translations
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Albanian: t-|sq|sëpatë|xs=Albanian
Bosnian: t-|bs|sjekira|f
Chinese: æ�§ (fÇ�); æ�§å¤´, æ�§é (fÇ� tóu)
Croatian: t-|hr|sjekira|f
Czech: t+|cs|sekera|f
Dutch: bijl, hakbijl
Estonian: t-|et|kirves
Finnish: t+|fi|kirves
French: t+|fr|hache|f, t+|fr|cognée|f
German: t+|de|Axt|f
Hebrew: t-|he|�ר��|m|trgarzen|scHebr
Italian: t+|it|ascia|f, t+|it|accetta|f
Japanese: � (��, ono), ���� (akkusu)
Korean: �� (dokki)
Kurdish: t+|ku|ت���ر|sc=KUchar
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Latin: t-|la|ascia|f, t-|la|securis|f
Latvian: t-|lv|cirvis|m|xs=Latvian
Maltese: t-|mt|mannara|f|xs=Maltese
Maori: t-|mi|toki|xs=Maori
Polish: t-|pl|siekiera|f
Portuguese: t-|pt|machado|m
Russian: t-|ru|�опо�|m|trtopór|scCyrl
Serbian:
Slovene: t+|sl|sekira|f
Spanish: t+|es|hacha|f
Swahili: shoka (nc 5/6)
Swedish: t+|sv|yxa|c
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trans-top|an ancient weapon
Albanian: t-|sq|sëpatë|xs=Albanian
Bosnian: t-|bs|sjekira|f
Chinese: æ�§ (fÇ�); æ�§å¤´, æ�§é (fÇ� tóu)
Croatian: t-|hr|sjekira|f
Czech: t+|cs|sekera|f
Dutch: bijl, strijdbijl
Estonian: t-|et|kirves
Finnish: t+|fi|kirves, t-|fi|sotakirves
French: t+|fr|hache|f
German: t-|de|Streitaxt|f
Italian: t+|it|ascia|f
Japanese: � (��, ono), ���� (akkusu)
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Korean: �� (dokki)
Latin: t-|la|securis|f
Maltese: t-|mt|mannara|f|xs=Maltese
Polish: t-|pl|topór|m
Portuguese: t-|pt|machado|m
Russian: t-|ru|Ñ�опоÑ�|m|trtopór|scCyrl, t+|ru|Ñ�екиÑ�а|f|trs'ekÃra|scCyrl
Serbian:
Slovene: t+|sl|sekira|f
Swedish: t+|sv|yxa|c, t-|sv|stridsyxa|c
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trans-top|rejection
Finnish: t-|fi|potku|altpotkut, t+|fi|rukkanen|altrukkaset, t+|fi|kenkä|alt=kenkää
German: t+|de|Korb|m
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Italian: t+|it|taglio|m, t-|it|scarto|m
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ttbc|Basque: haizkora
ttbc|Bulgarian: б�адва (bradva) f (1), �еки�а (sekira) f (1), �опо� (topor) m (1)
ttbc|Catalan: destral f
ttbc|Cherokee: ����� (galuyasti)
ttbc|Erzya: �зе�е (uzjere)
ttbc|German: Beil n, Axt f (1,2)
ttbc|Hungarian: fejsze, balta
ttbc|Ido: hakilo
ttbc|Indonesian: kampak, kapak
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ttbc|Interlingua: hacha
ttbc|Malayalam: മഴ� (mazhu) (1,2)
ttbc|Maori: toki
ttbc|Romanian: topor m|f, secure f
ttbc|Norwegian: øks f
ttbc|Swedish: yxa
ttbc|Tupinambá: îy
ttbc|Turkish: balta
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See also
twibill
Verb
en-verb|ax|ing
- transitive To fell or chop with an axe.
- transitive To terminate or reduce tremendously in a rough or ruthless manner.
#: The government announced its plans to axe public spending.
#: The broadcaster axed the series because far less people than expected watched it.
Translations
trans-top|fell or chop
Czech: porazit (to fell a tree down), osekávat, otesávat
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Etymology 2
Alternative spellings
ax#Etymology 2|ax (US)
Noun
en-noun
- archaic The axle of a wheel.
Verb
en-verb|ax|ing
- To furnish with an axle.
Category:English words with multiple etymologies
Category:Tools
French
Noun
axe
- Straight line that crosses the center of a body and around which it turns; axia.
- Rod on which a wheel revolves; axle
Interlingua
Noun
axe
- Straight line that crosses the center of a body and around which it turns.
- Bar connecting parallel wheels of a kart, wagon, etc.
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