taxi

Etymology

Shortened from taximeter cab, taximeter (“automatic meter that records distance and fare”) from French taximètre, from German Taxameter (whence also English taxameter), coined from Medieval Latin taxa (“tax, charge”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtæk.si/

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• Rhymes: -æksi

Noun

taxi (plural taxis or taxies)

1. A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver.
2. (South Africa) A share taxi.

Verb

taxi (third-person singular simple present taxies or taxis, present participle taxiing or taxying, simple past and past participle taxied)

1. To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power.

References

Alternative forms

• tasi

Noun

taxi m (plural taxis)

1. taxi (vehicle)

Noun

taxi

1. taxi

Etymology 1

Clipping of taxímetre.

Etymology 2

Noun

taxi n

1. taxi

Further reading

• taxi in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• taxi in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Noun

taxi c (definite singular taxien, indefinite plural taxier, definite plural taxierne)

1. taxi

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Noun

taxi m (plural taxi's, diminutive taxietje n)

1. taxi

Etymology

Shortening of taximètre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tak.si/

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Noun

taxi m (plural taxis)

1. taxi
2. (by extension) taxi driver
   • 1987, Étienne Roda-Gil (lyrics), Franck Langolff (music), “Joe le taxi”, performed by Vanessa Paradis:

     Joe le taxi / C'est sa vie

     Joe the taxi driver / This is his life

3. (by extension) helicopter or plane used for transport
4. (military) act of transporting troops

Further reading

• “taxi” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• ixât

Etymology

From German Taxi.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɒksi]
• Hyphenation: ta‧xi

Noun

taxi (plural taxik)

1. taxi (a vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver)

References

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtaksi/
• IPA^(key): [un ˈtaksi]
• Hyphenation: tà‧xi
• IPA^(key): /takˈsi/ (from the French taxi)

Noun

taxi m (plural taxi)

1. taxi

   Synonym: tassì

Noun

taxī

1. nominative plural of taxus
2. genitive singular of taxus
3. vocative plural of taxus

Etymology

Borrowed from English taxi.

Noun

taxi m (plural taxis)

1. (Jersey) taxi

Etymology

From English taxi

Noun

taxi m (definite singular taxien, indefinite plural taxier, definite plural taxiene)

1. a taxi (only cars)

References

• “taxi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• taksi

Etymology

From English taxi

Noun

taxi m (definite singular taxien, indefinite plural taxiar, definite plural taxiane)

1. a taxi (cars only)

References

• “taxi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From French taxi.

Noun

taxi n (plural taxiuri)

1. taxi

Etymology

Clipping of taxímetro.

Noun

taxi m (plural taxis)

1. taxi

Noun

taxi c

1. taxi

Noun

taxi m

1. (nonstandard) taxi