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Wachs

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See also: wachs and Wåchs

German

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German wahs, from Old High German wahs, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą. Akin to Luxembourgish Wuess, Dutch was, English wax, Danish voks, Swedish vax.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /vaks/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -aks

    Noun

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    Wachs n or (nonstandard) m (strong, genitive Wachses, plural Wachse)

    1. wax
    2. (ornithology) cere

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    • Russian: вакса (vaksa)
      • Armenian: վաքս (vakʻs), վակս (vaks)
      • Persian: واکس (vâks)

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    Hunsrik

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    Etymology

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      From Middle High German wahs, from Old High German wahs, from Proto-Germanic *wahsą.[1] Cognate with German Wachs and Luxembourgish Wuess.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈvaks/
      • Rhymes: -aks
      • Syllabification: Wachs

      Noun

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      Wachs n (plural Wachs)

      1. wax

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