rixis

Latin

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈriːk.sɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈrik.sis]

Noun

rīxis f (genitive rīxis); third declension

1. medieval spelling of rhēxis

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	rīxis	rīxēs
genitive	rīxis	rīxium
dative	rīxī	rīxibus
accusative	rīxem	rīxēs rīxīs
ablative	rīxe	rīxibus
vocative	rīxis	rīxēs

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈrɪk.siːs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈrik.sis]

Noun

rixīs f

1. dative/ablative plural of rixa

Middle English

Alternative forms

• rixi (Latinate)

Etymology

From the Medieval Latin rhēxis.

Noun

rixis

1. (medicine) rhexis, especially phleborrhexis or arteriorrhexis (rupture of a blood vessel)

Descendants

• English: rhexis

References

• “rixis (n.)” in the Middle English Dictionary