oxe

See also: Oxe

Middle English
oxe etynge grasses

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English oxa, from Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔks(ə)/

Noun

oxe (plural oxen)

  1. ox

Usage notes

The plurals oxes and exen are occasionally found.

Descendants
  • English: ox (see there for further descendants)
  • Scots: ox

References

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Clipping of oxente.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈo.ʃi/, /ˈoʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈo.ʃe/, /ˈoʃ/

Interjection

oxe!

  1. (Brazil) expresses surprise, dismay or admiration

Swedish
oxe

Etymology

From Old Swedish oxe, from Old Norse oxi, uxi, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn (“bull”).

Noun

oxe c

  1. an ox; a neutered bovine bull, typically used as a beast of burden
  2. cattle, bovine creatures
  3. beef, meat of bovine (whether from ox, bull or cow)
  4. taurus (zodiac sign)

Declension
Declension of oxe 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative oxe oxen oxar oxarna
Genitive oxes oxens oxars oxarnas

See also
Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text)
Väduren Oxen Tvillingarna Kräftan
Lejonet Jungfrun Vågen Skorpionen
Skytten Stenbocken Vattumannen Fiskarna

Further reading
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