Latin

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈriːk.sis/, [ˈriːk.sɪs]

Noun

rīxis f ‎(genitive rīxis); third declension

1. medieval spelling of rhēxis

Declension

Third declension.

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈrik.siːs/, [ˈrɪk.siːs]

Noun

rixīs f

1. dative plural of rixa
2. ablative plural of rixa

Middle English

Alternative forms

• rixi Latinate

Noun

rixis

1. (medicine) rhexis, especially phleborrhexis or arteriorrhexis (rupture of a blood vessel)

Descendants

• English: rhexis

References

• “rixis (n.)” in the Middle English Dictionary