faks

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faks/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fax (“mane”), from Proto-Germanic *fahsą, from Proto-Indo-European *poḱ-s- (“to pluck”), from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (“to pluck”).

Noun

faks n (genitive singular faks, plural føks)

1. mane (of a horse)

Declension

Declension of faks
n12	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	faks	faksið	føks	føksini
accusative	faks	faksið	føks	føksini
dative	faksi	faksinum	føksum	føksunum
genitive	faks	faksins	faksa	faksanna

See also

• framfaks
• halafaks
• mon

Etymology 2

From English fax, from facsimile, from Latin.

Noun

faks n (genitive singular faks, plural faks or føks)

1. fax, telefax (document sent electronically and printed with a fax machine)

Declension

n11	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	faks	faksið	faks	faksini
Accusative	faks	faksið	faks	faksini
Dative	faksi	faksinum	faksum	faksunum
Genitive	faks	faksins	faksa	faksanna

Declension of faks
n12	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	faks	faksið	føks	føksini
accusative	faks	faksið	føks	føksini
dative	faksi	faksinum	føksum	føksunum
genitive	faks	faksins	faksa	faksanna

Indonesian

Noun

faks (first-person possessive faksku, second-person possessive faksmu, third-person possessive faksnya)

1. fax

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English fox.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaks/

Noun

faks (plural faks dem, quantified faks)

1. fox
   • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Luuk 9:58:

     Jiizas se tu im se, “Faks av uol an di bod dem av nes, bot di Man we Gad Pik no av no we fi pudong im ed.”

     Jesus said unto him, “the fox has its hole, and the birds have their nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.”

Polish

Alternative forms

• fax

Etymology

Borrowed from English fax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfaks/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aks
• Syllabification: faks

Noun

faks m inan

1. (telephony) fax (document transmitted by telephone)

   Synonym: telefaks

2. (telephony) fax machine

Declension

Declension of faks

	singular	plural
nominative	faks	faksy
genitive	faksu	faksów
dative	faksowi	faksom
accusative	faks	faksy
instrumental	faksem	faksami
locative	faksie	faksach
vocative	faksie	faksy

Derived terms

adjective

• faksowy

 

Further reading

• faks in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• faks in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From English fax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fâks/

Noun

fȁks m (Cyrillic spelling фа̏кс)

1. fax
2. fax machine

Declension

Declension of faks

	singular	plural
nominative	fȁks	fàksovi
genitive	faksa	faksova
dative	faksu	faksovima
accusative	faks	faksove
vocative	fakse	faksovi
locative	faksu	faksovima
instrumental	faksom	faksovima

Etymology 2

From fakùltēt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fâks/

Noun

fȁks m (Cyrillic spelling фа̏кс)

1. Shortened for fakùltēt.

Declension

Declension of faks

	singular	plural
nominative	faks	faksovi
genitive	faksa	faksova
dative	faksu	faksovima
accusative	faks	faksove
vocative	fakse	faksovi
locative	faksu	faksovima
instrumental	faksom	faksovima

References

• “faks”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “faks”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [faks]

Noun

faks (definite accusative faksı, plural fakslar)

1. fax
2. fax machine

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	faks
Definite accusative	faksı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	faks	fakslar
Definite accusative	faksı	faksları
Dative	faksa	fakslara
Locative	faksta	fakslarda
Ablative	fakstan	fakslardan
Genitive	faksın	faksların

Synonyms

1. belgeç
2. belgegeçer