fluix

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin fluxus (adjective). Doublet of flux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈfluʃ]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈflujʃ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Adjective

fluix (feminine fluixa, masculine plural fluixos, feminine plural fluixes)

1. loose
2. light
3. (figurative) weak, mediocre

Adverb

fluix

1. softly, quietly

   parlava molt fluix ― he/she spoke very softly, at a low volume

Noun

fluix m (plural fluixos)

1. (medicine) flow

   fluix de sang ― blood flow

Derived terms

• afluixar
• fluixejar
• fluixament
• fluixesa

Related terms

• flonjo

Further reading

• “fluix”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “fluix”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “fluix” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “fluix” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.