akis

See also: Appendix:Variations of "akis"

Bislama

Etymology

From English axe.

Noun

akis

1. axe

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic عَكْس (ʕaks).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧kis

Noun

akis

1. reflection

Declension

Declension of akis

	singular	plural
nominative	akis	akisler
genitive	akisniñ	akislerniñ
dative	akiske	akislerge
accusative	akisni	akislerni
locative	akiste	akislerde
ablative	akisten	akislerden

Adjective

akis

1. opposite (dissimilar)

   Synonyms: zıt, qarşı

2. reverse

   Synonyms: qarşı, qaytqan, qaytacaq, arqa

3. perverse

Derived terms

• akis etmek (“to reflect”)
• akislik (“contrast, opposite”)

References

• “akis”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Lithuanian

Lithuanian Wikipedia has an article on:

akis

Wikipedia ^lt

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ak- (compare Latvian acs, Old Prussian ackis (“eyes”) (nominative plural), Proto-Slavic *oko), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-. Cognate to Latin oculus, English eye.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈkʲɪs]

Noun

aki̇̀s f (plural ãkys) stress pattern 4

1. (anatomy) eye
   • 2025, Katarsis, “Tavo akys”:

     Tavo akys mato skausmą, mano akims tik duoda jausmą.

     Your eyes see pain, to my eyes only gives a feeling.

2. loop (knitting, etc.); hole in a mesh or net

   tiñklo akių̃ dỹdis - mesh size (literally: size of net eyes)

   kõrio akìs - segment of a honeycomb

Declension

Declension of aki̇̀s

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	aki̇̀s	ãkys
genitive (kilmininkas)	akiẽs	akių̃
dative (naudininkas)	ãkiai	aki̇̀ms
accusative (galininkas)	ãkį	aki̇̀s
instrumental (įnagininkas)	akimi̇̀	akimi̇̀s
locative (vietininkas)	akyjè	akysè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	akiẽ	ãkys

Derived terms

Words derived from akis

• akeivos
• akibrokštas
• akidangčiai
• akiduobė f
• akidūmis
• akikaistis
• akilandus
• akimirka
• akimirksnis
• akimojis
• akinis
• akinti
• akipleša
• akiplotis
• akiratis m
• akispūdis
• akistata
• akišveitė
• akiuoti
• akiuotojas
• akivaizda
• akivaizdus
• akivalka
• akivaras
• akižara
• akylas
• akytas
• akyti
• akyvas
• aklas
• akti
• akuoti
• akutė
• antakis m

Further reading

• “akis”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
• “akis”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
• “akis”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
• Derksen, Rick (2015), “akis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 47

Samogitian

Samogitian Wikipedia has an article on:

akis

Wikipedia ^sgs

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ak-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

akis f (plural akīs)

1. (anatomy) eye

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English axe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akis/

Noun

akis

1. axe

Synonyms

• tamiok

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عكس (aks, akis), from Arabic عَكْس (ʕaks, “opposite”).

Noun

akis (definite accusative aksi, plural akisler)

1. reverse
2. reflection, echo
3. opposite

Declension

Declension of akis

singular plural nominative akis akisler definite accusative aksi akisleri dative akse akislere locative akiste akislerde ablative akisten akislerden genitive aksin akislerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular aksim akislerim 2nd singular aksin akislerin 3rd singular aksi akisleri 1st plural aksimiz akislerimiz 2nd plural aksiniz akisleriniz 3rd plural akisleri akisleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular aksimi akislerimi 2nd singular aksini akislerini 3rd singular aksini akislerini 1st plural aksimizi akislerimizi 2nd plural aksinizi akislerinizi 3rd plural akislerini akislerini dative singular plural 1st singular aksime akislerime 2nd singular aksine akislerine 3rd singular aksine akislerine 1st plural aksimize akislerimize 2nd plural aksinize akislerinize 3rd plural akislerine akislerine locative singular plural 1st singular aksimde akislerimde 2nd singular aksinde akislerinde 3rd singular aksinde akislerinde 1st plural aksimizde akislerimizde 2nd plural aksinizde akislerinizde 3rd plural akislerinde akislerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular aksimden akislerimden 2nd singular aksinden akislerinden 3rd singular aksinden akislerinden 1st plural aksimizden akislerimizden 2nd plural aksinizden akislerinizden 3rd plural akislerinden akislerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular aksimin akislerimin 2nd singular aksinin akislerinin 3rd singular aksinin akislerinin 1st plural aksimizin akislerimizin 2nd plural aksinizin akislerinizin 3rd plural akislerinin akislerinin

Synonyms

• ters

Derived terms

• aksine

Related terms

• aksi
• aksülamel
• bilakis

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “akis”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “عکس”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1314
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN