fixo

Asturian

Alternative forms

• fexo
• fizo
• fiz
• fixu (Western Asturias)
• fexu (Western Asturias)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiʃo/ [ˈfi.ʃo]
• Rhymes: -iʃo
• Syllabification: fi‧xo

Verb

fixo

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of facer

Catalan

Verb

fixo

1. first-person singular present indicative of fixar

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiʃo/ [ˈfi.ʃʊ]
• Rhymes: -iʃo
• Hyphenation: fi‧xo

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin fīxus.

Adjective

fixo (feminine fixa, masculine plural fixos, feminine plural fixas)

1. fixed, immoveable
2. permanent

Etymology 2

From a genericized trademark.

Noun

fixo m (plural fixos)

1. sellotape

Etymology 3

Verb

fixo

1. third-person singular preterite indicative of facer

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fixo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “fixo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Further reading

• “fixo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “fixo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025

Latin

Participle

fīxō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fīxus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfik.su/, /ˈfi.ki.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfik.su/, /ˈfi.ki.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfik.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.ksu/

• Rhymes: -iksu
• Hyphenation: fi‧xo

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin fīxus. Doublet of the inherited fito.

Adjective

fixo (feminine fixa, masculine plural fixos, feminine plural fixas)

1. fixed, immoveable
2. permanent

Derived terms

• fixosessile

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

fixo

1. first-person singular present indicative of fixar

Further reading

• “fixo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “fixo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “fixo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025, →ISBN
• “fixo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Genericized trademark from Fixo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfiɡso/ [ˈfiɣ̞.so]
• Rhymes: -iɡso
• Syllabification: fi‧xo

Noun

fixo m (plural fixos)

1. (southern Spain) adhesive tape

Further reading

• Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “fixo”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]