Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zax

/zæks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: zax
IPA: /zæks/

19

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sax (“knife”), from Old English seax, from Proto-West Germanic *sahs, from Proto-Germanic *sahsą. Doublet of sax.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *sek-, sax, seax, *sahs, *sahsą

Inflected Forms

zaxes (plural)

Homonyms

zacks

Rhymes With

tax facts max acts relax blacks backs packs wax axe fax sacks

Questions

How do you pronounce zax?: The recorded pronunciation is /zæks/.
What does zax mean?: A tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare slate for roofing.
Where does zax come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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