o

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o (accusative singular o-on, plural o-oj, accusative plural o-ojn)

o-on (accusative singular)
o-oj (plural)
o-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter O/o.


i

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i (accusative singular i-on, plural i-oj, accusative plural i-ojn)

i-on (accusative singular)
i-oj (plural)
i-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter I/i.


Esperanto

From Doktoro Esperanto ("Doctor Hopeful"), the pen-name of Esperanto's author, Dr. Ludwik Łazarz Zamenhof, when he published the language in 1887; from esperanto (“one who hopes”), from the verb esperi (“to hope”), from French espérer, Spanish esperar, ultimately from Latin spērō (“to hope”).

esperantigi

to translate or transliterate to Esperanto

esperantismo

the ideal of a neutral, universal auxiliary language

esperantologio

linguistic study of Esperanto, Esperantology

esperantologo

specialist in Esperantology, an Esperantologist

esperantumado

use of Esperanto, Esperanto-related activities


lingvo

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lingvo (accusative singular lingvon, plural lingvoj, accusative plural lingvojn)

lingvon (accusative singular)
lingvoj (plural)
lingvojn (accusative plural)

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.

1915, L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Malnova Testamento, Genezo 11:1.
Sur la tuta tero estis unu lingvo kaj unu parolmaniero.

In the whole world there was one language and one way of speaking.


hispana

hispana (accusative singular hispanan, plural hispanaj, accusative plural hispanajn)

hispanan (accusative singular)
hispanaj (plural)
hispanajn (accusative plural)

Spanish (of or pertaining to Spain, the Spanish people, or the Spanish language)

(la hispana) Clipping of la hispana lingvo (“the Spanish language”).


angla

angla (accusative singular anglan, plural anglaj, accusative plural anglajn)

anglan (accusative singular)
anglaj (plural)
anglajn (accusative plural)

elangligi

to translate from English into Esperanto

English (of or pertaining to England, the English people, or the English language)

(la angla) Clipping of la angla lingvo (“the English language”)


vortaro

vortaro (accusative singular vortaron, plural vortaroj, accusative plural vortarojn)

vortaron (accusative singular)
vortaroj (plural)
vortarojn (accusative plural)

From vorto (“word”) + -ar- (“collection”).


absolute

En la frazoj «konfidu, sed vidu» aŭ «la edzino de Abram ne naskis al li», la verboj estas uzataj absolute.

In the sentences "trust, but see" or "Abram's wife did not give birth to him", the verbs are used absolutely.

(grammar) absolutely (in a manner that does not take an object)


nomo

nomo (accusative singular nomon, plural nomoj, accusative plural nomojn)

nomon (accusative singular)
nomoj (plural)
nomojn (accusative plural)

Borrowed from French nom, Italian nome, from Latin nōmen. Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ (“name”).

Mia nomo estas Aleksandro. Kio estas via nomo?

My name is Alexander. What is your name?

kaŝnomo

name used to hide one's identity, pseudonym


ĥoro

ĥoro (accusative singular ĥoron, plural ĥoroj, accusative plural ĥorojn)

ĥoron (accusative singular)
ĥoroj (plural)
ĥorojn (accusative plural)

From Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “company of dancers or singers”). Compare Russian хор (xor), Polish chór.

der

1906, Shakespeare, trans. Zamenhof, Hamleto, Reĝido de Danujo, Project Gutenberg transcription
Vi prenis sur vin la oficon de la antikva ĥoro.
You have taken the office of the ancient choir on you.


vorto

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vorto (accusative singular vorton, plural vortoj, accusative plural vortojn)

vorton (accusative singular)
vortoj (plural)
vortojn (accusative plural)

Por virta orelo ne danĝeras vorto malbela.

1910, L. L. Zamenhof, Proverbaro Esperanta:

To a virtuous ear, an ugly word holds no danger.


tempo

tempo (accusative singular tempon, plural tempoj, accusative plural tempojn)

tempon (accusative singular)
tempoj (plural)
tempojn (accusative plural)

Borrowed from Latin tempus. Compare Italian tempo, French temps, Spanish tiempo, Russian темп (tɛmp). Doublet of tempesto.

Per estonta tempo (os) oni esprimas tion, kio okazos.

1903, Paŭlo Fruictier, Esperanta sintakso, page 49:

One uses the future tense (os) to express what will happen.


to

to (accusative singular to-on, plural to-oj, accusative plural to-ojn)

to-on (accusative singular)
to-oj (plural)
to-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter T/t.


so

so (accusative singular so-on, plural so-oj, accusative plural so-ojn)

so-on (accusative singular)
so-oj (plural)
so-ojn (accusative plural)

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The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.


do

do (accusative singular do-on, plural do-oj, accusative plural do-ojn)

do-on (accusative singular)
do-oj (plural)
do-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.


go

go (accusative singular go-on, plural go-oj, accusative plural go-ojn)

go-on (accusative singular)
go-oj (plural)
go-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.


e

e (accusative singular e-on, plural e-oj, accusative plural e-ojn)

e-on (accusative singular)
e-oj (plural)
e-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter E/e.


bo

bo (accusative singular bo-on, plural bo-oj, accusative plural bo-ojn)

bo-on (accusative singular)
bo-oj (plural)
bo-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.


u

u (accusative singular u-on, plural u-oj, accusative plural u-ojn)

u-on (accusative singular)
u-oj (plural)
u-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter U/u.


libro

libro (accusative singular libron, plural libroj, accusative plural librojn)

libron (accusative singular)
libroj (plural)
librojn (accusative plural)

From French livre, Italian and Spanish libro, from Latin liber.

2000, Antoine de Saint Exupéry, La Eta Princo, translated by Pierre Delaire from the French
Iam, kiam mi estis sesjara, mi vidis belegan bildon en iu libro pri la praarbaro, titolita "Travivitaj rakontoj".

Once, when I was six years old, I saw a magnificent picture in a book about the primeval forest, titled "True Stories".

ringolibro

book whose pages are held by metal rings, used to hold notes or documents


numeralo

numeralo (accusative singular numeralon, plural numeraloj, accusative plural numeralojn)

numeralon (accusative singular)
numeraloj (plural)
numeralojn (accusative plural)

(linguistics, grammar) numeral (word representing a number, ex. "one")


co

co (accusative singular co-on, plural co-oj, accusative plural co-ojn)

co-on (accusative singular)
co-oj (plural)
co-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter C/c.


ho

ho (accusative singular ho-on, plural ho-oj, accusative plural ho-ojn)

ho-on (accusative singular)
ho-oj (plural)
ho-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter H/h.


po

po (accusative singular po-on, plural po-oj, accusative plural po-ojn)

po-on (accusative singular)
po-oj (plural)
po-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter P/p.


ruse

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rusa (“Russian”) + -e (adverbial suffix).


fo

fo (accusative singular fo-on, plural fo-oj, accusative plural fo-ojn)

fo-on (accusative singular)
fo-oj (plural)
fo-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter F/f.


Ezra

Unadapted borrowing from Biblical Hebrew עֶזְרָא (ʿezrā)


fio

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fio (accusative singular fion, plural fioj, accusative plural fiojn)

fion (accusative singular)
fioj (plural)
fiojn (accusative plural)

From Ancient Greek φῖ (phî, “the letter Φ”).


sano

sano (accusative singular sanon, plural sanoj, accusative plural sanojn)

sanon (accusative singular)
sanoj (plural)
sanojn (accusative plural)

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kopo

From Ancient Greek ϻάν (śán, “the letter Ϻ”).


odo

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odo (accusative singular odon, plural odoj, accusative plural odojn)

odon (accusative singular)
odoj (plural)
odojn (accusative plural)

Ido: odo

From Latin ōda, from Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”). Compare English, Italian and French ode, German Ode, Yiddish אָדע (ode), Polish oda, Russian о́да (óda).


substantivo

substantivo (accusative singular substantivon, plural substantivoj, accusative plural substantivojn)

substantivon (accusative singular)
substantivoj (plural)
substantivojn (accusative plural)

Ultimately from Latin substantīvum, neuter singular of substantīvus. Compare Italian sostantivo, German Substantiv, Yiddish סובסטאַנטיוו (substantiv), Russian существительное (suščestvitelʹnoje).

cog

סובסטאַנטיוו

существительное


lo

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lo (accusative singular lo-on, plural lo-oj, accusative plural lo-ojn)

lo-on (accusative singular)
lo-oj (plural)
lo-ojn (accusative plural)

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The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.


ablativo

ablativo (accusative singular ablativon, plural ablativoj, accusative plural ablativojn)

ablativon (accusative singular)
ablativoj (plural)
ablativojn (accusative plural)

→ Ido: ablativo

From English ablative, French ablatif, German Ablativ, Italian ablativo, Russian аблати́в (ablatív). Compare Interlingua ablativo.


metro

metro (accusative singular metron, plural metroj, accusative plural metrojn)

metron (accusative singular)
metroj (plural)
metrojn (accusative plural)


ko

ko (accusative singular ko-on, plural ko-oj, accusative plural ko-ojn)

ko-on (accusative singular)
ko-oj (plural)
ko-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.


zo

zo (accusative singular zo-on, plural zo-oj, accusative plural zo-ojn)

zo-on (accusative singular)
zo-oj (plural)
zo-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.


araba

araba (accusative singular araban, plural arabaj, accusative plural arabajn)

araban (accusative singular)
arabaj (plural)
arabajn (accusative plural)

Arabic (of or pertaining to the Arab peoples, their nations, or the Arabic language)

(la araba) Clipping of la araba lingvo (“the Arabic language”).


nuo

nuo (accusative singular nuon, plural nuoj, accusative plural nuojn)

nuon (accusative singular)
nuoj (plural)
nuojn (accusative plural)

From Ancient Greek νῦ (nû, “the letter Ν”).


jo

jo (accusative singular jo-on, plural jo-oj, accusative plural jo-ojn)

jo-on (accusative singular)
jo-oj (plural)
jo-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.


karaoke

kanti karaoke

Se vi ŝatas kanti karaoke, vi estas karaokulo.

2004 July 9, Tani Hiroyuki, “Re: Asia esperanto”, in soc.culture.esperanto (Usenet), message-ID <cclltn$j17$1@nwall2.odn.ne.jp>:

If you like to sing karaoke, you are a ‘karaoke-er’.

“La plej amuza programero estos verŝajne esperanta karaokeo kun la efektiva bando mem – se nur iu kuraĝos karaoke kanti “Ĉu vi pretas” kun Dolchamar”, ridetas Riitta.

2005 May, Riitta Hämäläinen, “KEF post kvin jaroj refoje en Finnlando”, in Esperanto en Danio, volume 12, number 2, Dana Esperanto-Asocio, →ISSN:

“The most fun event will be, it seems, Esperanto karaoke with the actual band itself – if only someone will have the courage to sing karaoke “Ĉu vi pretas?” with Dolchamar”, smiles Riitta.


alfabeto

alfabeto (accusative singular alfabeton, plural alfabetoj, accusative plural alfabetojn)

alfabeton (accusative singular)
alfabetoj (plural)
alfabetojn (accusative plural)

From Late Latin alphabētum, from Ancient Greek ἀλφάβητος (alphábētos), from ἄλφα (álpha) and βῆτα (bêta) (the first two letters of the Greek alphabet), from Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ /aleph/, “ox”) and 𐤁 (b /beth/, “house”), so called because they were pictograms of those objects.

der

<i class="Latn mention" lang="en">aleph</i>


taa

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taa (accusative singular taan, plural taaj, accusative plural taajn)

taan (accusative singular)
taaj (plural)
taajn (accusative plural)

Ultimately from ǃXóõ tâa ǂàã (literally “people's language”).

der

(la taa) clipping of la taa lingvo (“the Taa language”)


futuro

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futuro (accusative singular futuron, plural futuroj, accusative plural futurojn)

futuron (accusative singular)
futuroj (plural)
futurojn (accusative plural)

From Italian futuro, French futur, English future, German Futur, all ultimately from Latin futūrus, irregular future active participle of sum (“I am”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to become, be”). Compare similar IAL derivations like Ido futuro, Interlingue futuro, Volapük fütür.


adjektivo

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adjektivo (accusative singular adjektivon, plural adjektivoj, accusative plural adjektivojn)

adjektivon (accusative singular)
adjektivoj (plural)
adjektivojn (accusative plural)

Ultimately from Latin adiectīvum. Compare French adjectif, German Adjektiv, Yiddish אַדיעקטיוו (adyektiv), Italian aggettivo.


adverbo

adverbo (accusative singular adverbon, plural adverboj, accusative plural adverbojn)

adverbon (accusative singular)
adverboj (plural)
adverbojn (accusative plural)


akcento

akcento (uncountable, accusative akcenton)

From English accent, French accent, Polish akcent, Russian акцент (akcent), all from Latin accentus.

(phonetics) accent, stress ("higher-pitched or stronger articulation")


akuzativo

akuzativo (accusative singular akuzativon, plural akuzativoj, accusative plural akuzativojn)

akuzativon (accusative singular)
akuzativoj (plural)
akuzativojn (accusative plural)

Derived from Latin accūsātīvus (literally “of accusing”) from accūsātus, past participle of accūsāre (“to call to account, make complaint against”). Doublet of akuzi.


artikolo

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artikolo (accusative singular artikolon, plural artikoloj, accusative plural artikolojn)

artikolon (accusative singular)
artikoloj (plural)
artikolojn (accusative plural)


beto

beto (accusative singular beton, plural betoj, accusative plural betojn)

beton (accusative singular)
betoj (plural)
betojn (accusative plural)


ĉapelo

ĉapelo (accusative singular ĉapelon, plural ĉapeloj, accusative plural ĉapelojn)

ĉapelon (accusative singular)
ĉapeloj (plural)
ĉapelojn (accusative plural)

Ido: chapelo

From French chapeau and Italian cappello, both from Medieval Latin capellus, diminutive of Late Latin cappa. Doublet of ĉapo.

La esperantista memkonscio pri la ĉapeloj, kiujn portas iuj literoj, igas min ĝoji, ke ĉi tiu libro, apud anglalingva naskiĝo, ankaŭ kromnaskiĝas en la supersignita lingvo.

2011, Probal Dasgupta, Loĝi en homaj lingvoj: la substancisma perspektivo, Mondial, →ISBN, page 9:

The Esperantist self-awareness about the circumflexes that some letters bear causes me to rejoice that this book, beside its English birth, is also born again in the diacritically marked language.


ĉapitro

ĉapitro (accusative singular ĉapitron, plural ĉapitroj, accusative plural ĉapitrojn)

ĉapitron (accusative singular)
ĉapitroj (plural)
ĉapitrojn (accusative plural)

Holonym: libro (“book”)


Ne al glavo sangon soifanta / ĝi la homan tiras familion: / al la mond'' eterne militanta / ĝi promesas sanktan harmonion.

1891, L. L. Zamenhof, translated by L. L. Zamenhof, La Espero [The Hope]:

Not to a bloodthirsty sword / does it draw the human family: / to the eternally fighting world / it promises sacred harmony.

(chiefly poetic) Used to indicate omission of the final -o of nominative singular nouns.


preterito

preterito (accusative singular preteriton, plural preteritoj, accusative plural preteritojn)

preteriton (accusative singular)
preteritoj (plural)
preteritojn (accusative plural)

Derived from Latin praeteritum, past participle of praetereō (“I go by, go past”), from praeter (“beyond, before, above, more than”).


objekto

objekto (accusative singular objekton, plural objektoj, accusative plural objektojn)

objekton (accusative singular)
objektoj (plural)
objektojn (accusative plural)

From Latin obiectum (“object”, literally “thrown against”), from obiectus, perfect passive participle of obiciō (“throw against”), from ob (“against”) + iaciō (“throw”).

der

(linguistics) object (of a verb, preposition, etc.)


roto

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roto (accusative singular roton, plural rotoj, accusative plural rotojn)

roton (accusative singular)
rotoj (plural)
rotojn (accusative plural)

From Ancient Greek ῥῶ (rhô, “the letter Ρ”).


akordo

akordo (accusative singular akordon, plural akordoj, accusative plural akordojn)

akordon (accusative singular)
akordoj (plural)
akordojn (accusative plural)

akordo de adjektivo kun substantivo / inter adjektivo kaj substantivo laŭ kazo kaj nombro

agreement between the adjective and the noun in case and number


absoluta

absoluta (accusative singular absolutan, plural absolutaj, accusative plural absolutajn)

absolutan (accusative singular)
absolutaj (plural)
absolutajn (accusative plural)

Derived from Latin absolūtus (“unconditional; unfettered; completed”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“loosen, set free, complete”), from ab (“away”) + solvo (“to loose”).

der

En Esperanto ne ekzistas absoluta participo.

In Esperanto there is no absolute participle.

(grammar) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of the sentence.


ro

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ro (accusative singular ro-on, plural ro-oj, accusative plural ro-ojn)

ro-on (accusative singular)
ro-oj (plural)
ro-ojn (accusative plural)

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The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.


dilemo

dilemo (accusative singular dilemon, plural dilemoj, accusative plural dilemojn)

dilemon (accusative singular)
dilemoj (plural)
dilemojn (accusative plural)

From Late Latin dilemma, from Ancient Greek δίλημμα (dílēmma, “ambiguous proposition”).

der

dilemma (a difficult circumstance or problem)


elemento

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elemento (accusative singular elementon, plural elementoj, accusative plural elementojn)

elementon (accusative singular)
elementoj (plural)
elementojn (accusative plural)

Ultimately from Latin elementum (“element; basic principle, rudiment”). Compare Russian элемент (element), Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian elemento, German Element, French élément, Polish element, Yiddish עלעמענט (element).

der

(algebra, chemistry, linguistics) element (piece of a larger whole)


jubileo

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jubileo (accusative singular jubileon, plural jubileoj, accusative plural jubileojn)

jubileon (accusative singular)
jubileoj (plural)
jubileojn (accusative plural)

From French jubilé, Russian юбиле́й (jubiléj), Polish jubileusz, German Jubiläum, English jubilee, all from Late Latin iūbilaeus, from Ancient Greek ἰώβηλος (iṓbēlos), from Hebrew יובל (yovél). Compare Italian giubileo, Spanish jubileo, Hungarian jubileum.


deklinacii

deklinacii (present deklinacias, past deklinaciis, future deklinacios, conditional deklinacius, volitive deklinaciu)

deklinacias (present)
deklinaciis (past)
deklinacios (future)
deklinacius (conditional)
deklinaciu (volitive)
deklinacias (present)
deklinaciis (past)
deklinacios (future)
deklinacianta (active participle present singular)
deklinaciantaj (active participle plural present)
deklinaciinta (active participle past singular)
deklinaciintaj (active participle past plural)
deklinacionta (active future participle singular)
deklinaciontaj (active future participle plural)
deklinaciantan (accusative active participle present singular)
deklinaciantajn (accusative active participle plural present)
deklinaciintan (accusative active participle past singular)
deklinaciintajn (accusative active participle past plural)
deklinaciontan (accusative active future participle singular)
deklinaciontajn (accusative active future participle plural)
deklinaciata (participle passive present singular)
deklinaciataj (participle passive plural present)
deklinaciita (participle passive past singular)
deklinaciitaj (participle passive past plural)
deklinaciota (future participle passive singular)
deklinaciotaj (future participle passive plural)
deklinaciatan (accusative participle passive present singular)
deklinaciatajn (accusative participle passive plural present)
deklinaciitan (accusative participle passive past singular)
deklinaciitajn (accusative participle passive past plural)
deklinaciotan (accusative future participle passive singular)
deklinaciotajn (accusative future participle passive plural)
deklinacianto (active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
deklinaciantoj (active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
deklinaciinto (active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
deklinaciintoj (active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
deklinacionto (active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
deklinaciontoj (active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
deklinacianton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
deklinaciantojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
deklinaciinton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
deklinaciintojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
deklinacionton (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
deklinaciontojn (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
deklinaciato (noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
deklinaciatoj (noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
deklinaciito (noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
deklinaciitoj (noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
deklinacioto (future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
deklinaciotoj (future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
deklinaciaton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
deklinaciatojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
deklinaciiton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
deklinaciitojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
deklinacioton (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
deklinaciotojn (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
deklinaciante (active adverbial participle present)
deklinaciinte (active adverbial participle past)
deklinacionte (active adverbial future participle)
deklinaciate (adverbial participle passive present)
deklinaciite (adverbial participle passive past)
deklinaciote (adverbial future participle passive)
deklinacii (infinitive plural present)
deklinaciu (imperative past plural)
deklinacius (conditional future plural)


deklivo

deklivo (accusative singular deklivon, plural deklivoj, accusative plural deklivojn)

deklivon (accusative singular)
deklivoj (plural)
deklivojn (accusative plural)


a

The first letter of the Esperanto alphabet, written in the Latin script.


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a (accusative singular a-on, plural a-oj, accusative plural a-ojn)

a-on (accusative singular)
a-oj (plural)
a-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.


Ido

From Ido Ido, from Esperanto ido (“offspring, child”).


mo

eo-head

mo (accusative singular mo-on, plural mo-oj, accusative plural mo-ojn)

mo-on (accusative singular)
mo-oj (plural)
mo-ojn (accusative plural)

LL-Q143 (epo)-Robin van der Vliet-mo.wav

The name of the Latin-script letter M/m.


korea

korea (accusative singular korean, plural koreaj, accusative plural koreajn)

korean (accusative singular)
koreaj (plural)
koreajn (accusative plural)

Korean (of or pertaining to Korean people, the Korean language, or the Korean Peninsula)

(la korea) Clipping of la korea lingvo (“the Korean language”).


latina

latina (accusative singular latinan, plural latinaj, accusative plural latinajn)

latinan (accusative singular)
latinaj (plural)
latinajn (accusative plural)

LL-Q143 (epo)-Robin van der Vliet-latina.wav

Latin (of or pertaining to the Latin language)


vuo

vuo (accusative singular vuon, plural vuoj, accusative plural vuojn)

vuon (accusative singular)
vuoj (plural)
vuojn (accusative plural)

Borrowed from Polish wu, chosen for being similar to kuo (“Q”).
Coined by Sergio Pokrovskij in Komputika Leksikono in 1995 as a less ambiguous alternative to the more common names duobla vo (which can be taken to mean "vv") and vavo (which can also be used for the Hebrew letter vav or the Arabic letter waw).

Por malambiguigi w/v mi proponis (en la Komputika leksikono) nomi W vuo

1996 March 31, Sergio Pokrovskij, “Re: Kiel nomi fizikajn unuojn?”, in soc.culture.esperanto (Usenet):

To disambiguate w/v I proposed (in La Komputika Leksikono) to call W vuo

Lau mi oni kutime diras "kuo" kaj ne "ku". Tial "vuo" estas pli tauga ol "vu", chu ne?

2004 February 13, Roel Haveman, “Re: nomoj de la literoj 'w', hispana 'ñ' kaj portugala 'ç'”, in soc.culture.esperanto (Usenet):

I believe people usually say "kuo" and not "ku". That's why "vuo" is better than "vu", right?

en la sensolva ekvacio de ies vivodaŭro pronomoj (vi, ni, ŝi) kaj verboj (ami, ami?, ami!) estas iksoj, vuoj, ipsilonoj

2013, Jorge Camacho, “x, w, y”, in En La Profundo, page 117:

in the solutionless equation of someone's lifespan, pronouns (you, we, she) and verbs (to love, to love?, to love!) are exes, double-ues, wyes

(rare) The name of the Latin-script letter W/w.


runo

runo (accusative singular runon, plural runoj, accusative plural runojn)

runon (accusative singular)
runoj (plural)
runojn (accusative plural)

From English rune, German Rune, and similar terms.


kapo

kapo (accusative singular kapon, plural kapoj, accusative plural kapojn)

kapon (accusative singular)
kapoj (plural)
kapojn (accusative plural)

Greek Alphabet

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From Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa, “the letter Κ”).


paroli

eo-head

paroli (present parolas, past parolis, future parolos, conditional parolus, volitive parolu)

parolas (present)
parolis (past)
parolos (future)
parolus (conditional)
parolu (volitive)
parolas (present)
parolis (past)
parolos (future)
parolanta (active participle present singular)
parolantaj (active participle plural present)
parolinta (active participle past singular)
parolintaj (active participle past plural)
parolonta (active future participle singular)
parolontaj (active future participle plural)
parolantan (accusative active participle present singular)
parolantajn (accusative active participle plural present)
parolintan (accusative active participle past singular)
parolintajn (accusative active participle past plural)
parolontan (accusative active future participle singular)
parolontajn (accusative active future participle plural)
parolata (participle passive present singular)
parolataj (participle passive plural present)
parolita (participle passive past singular)
parolitaj (participle passive past plural)
parolota (future participle passive singular)
parolotaj (future participle passive plural)
parolatan (accusative participle passive present singular)
parolatajn (accusative participle passive plural present)
parolitan (accusative participle passive past singular)
parolitajn (accusative participle passive past plural)
parolotan (accusative future participle passive singular)
parolotajn (accusative future participle passive plural)
parolanto (active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
parolantoj (active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
parolinto (active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
parolintoj (active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
parolonto (active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
parolontoj (active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
parolanton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
parolantojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
parolinton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
parolintojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
parolonton (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
parolontojn (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
parolato (noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
parolatoj (noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
parolito (noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
parolitoj (noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
paroloto (future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
parolotoj (future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
parolaton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
parolatojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
paroliton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
parolitojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
paroloton (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
parolotojn (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
parolante (active adverbial participle present)
parolinte (active adverbial participle past)
parolonte (active adverbial future participle)
parolate (adverbial participle passive present)
parolite (adverbial participle passive past)
parolote (adverbial future participle passive)
paroli (infinitive plural present)
parolu (imperative past plural)
parolus (conditional future plural)

Ĉu vi parolas Esperanton?

(transitive) to speak (a language, usually)


skribi

skribi (present skribas, past skribis, future skribos, conditional skribus, volitive skribu)

skribas (present)
skribis (past)
skribos (future)
skribus (conditional)
skribu (volitive)
skribas (present)
skribis (past)
skribos (future)
skribanta (active participle present singular)
skribantaj (active participle plural present)
skribinta (active participle past singular)
skribintaj (active participle past plural)
skribonta (active future participle singular)
skribontaj (active future participle plural)
skribantan (accusative active participle present singular)
skribantajn (accusative active participle plural present)
skribintan (accusative active participle past singular)
skribintajn (accusative active participle past plural)
skribontan (accusative active future participle singular)
skribontajn (accusative active future participle plural)
skribata (participle passive present singular)
skribataj (participle passive plural present)
skribita (participle passive past singular)
skribitaj (participle passive past plural)
skribota (future participle passive singular)
skribotaj (future participle passive plural)
skribatan (accusative participle passive present singular)
skribatajn (accusative participle passive plural present)
skribitan (accusative participle passive past singular)
skribitajn (accusative participle passive past plural)
skribotan (accusative future participle passive singular)
skribotajn (accusative future participle passive plural)
skribanto (active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
skribantoj (active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
skribinto (active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
skribintoj (active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
skribonto (active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
skribontoj (active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
skribanton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
skribantojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
skribinton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
skribintojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
skribonton (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
skribontojn (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
skribato (noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
skribatoj (noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
skribito (noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
skribitoj (noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
skriboto (future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
skribotoj (future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
skribaton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
skribatojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
skribiton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
skribitojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
skriboton (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
skribotojn (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
skribante (active adverbial participle present)
skribinte (active adverbial participle past)
skribonte (active adverbial future participle)
skribate (adverbial participle passive present)
skribite (adverbial participle passive past)
skribote (adverbial future participle passive)
skribi (infinitive plural present)
skribu (imperative past plural)
skribus (conditional future plural)

Mi skribus leteron al li se mi havus lian adreson.

I would write him a letter if I had his address.

Iu, kiu dezirus korespondi kun eksterlandaj gesamseksemuloj, bonvole skribu al […]

1973 December 29, J. C. Kilburn, “Esperantistoj! (personal advertisement)”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 28, page 10:


kanti

kanti (present kantas, past kantis, future kantos, conditional kantus, volitive kantu)

kantas (present)
kantis (past)
kantos (future)
kantus (conditional)
kantu (volitive)
kantas (present)
kantis (past)
kantos (future)
kantanta (active participle present singular)
kantantaj (active participle plural present)
kantinta (active participle past singular)
kantintaj (active participle past plural)
kantonta (active future participle singular)
kantontaj (active future participle plural)
kantantan (accusative active participle present singular)
kantantajn (accusative active participle plural present)
kantintan (accusative active participle past singular)
kantintajn (accusative active participle past plural)
kantontan (accusative active future participle singular)
kantontajn (accusative active future participle plural)
kantata (participle passive present singular)
kantataj (participle passive plural present)
kantita (participle passive past singular)
kantitaj (participle passive past plural)
kantota (future participle passive singular)
kantotaj (future participle passive plural)
kantatan (accusative participle passive present singular)
kantatajn (accusative participle passive plural present)
kantitan (accusative participle passive past singular)
kantitajn (accusative participle passive past plural)
kantotan (accusative future participle passive singular)
kantotajn (accusative future participle passive plural)
kantanto (active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
kantantoj (active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
kantinto (active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
kantintoj (active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
kantonto (active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
kantontoj (active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
kantanton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
kantantojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
kantinton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
kantintojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
kantonton (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
kantontojn (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
kantato (noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
kantatoj (noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
kantito (noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
kantitoj (noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
kantoto (future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
kantotoj (future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
kantaton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
kantatojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
kantiton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
kantitojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
kantoton (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
kantotojn (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
kantante (active adverbial participle present)
kantinte (active adverbial participle past)
kantonte (active adverbial future participle)
kantate (adverbial participle passive present)
kantite (adverbial participle passive past)
kantote (adverbial future participle passive)
kanti (infinitive plural present)
kantu (imperative past plural)
kantus (conditional future plural)

Ni kantu ion.

Mi ne estas muzikema, sed mi ŝatas kanti en duŝo.

I am not musical, but I like to sing in the shower.

Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto
Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda


persono

persono (accusative singular personon, plural personoj, accusative plural personojn)

personon (accusative singular)
personoj (plural)
personojn (accusative plural)


punkto

punkto (accusative singular punkton, plural punktoj, accusative plural punktojn)

punkton (accusative singular)
punktoj (plural)
punktojn (accusative plural)

Borrowed from German Punkt, Russian пункт (punkt), Polish punkt, all from Latin pūnctum (“point; puncture”). Doublet of bunta and poento.

dot (at the end of a sentence): full stop (UK), period (US)


gazeto

gazeto (accusative singular gazeton, plural gazetoj, accusative plural gazetojn)

gazeton (accusative singular)
gazetoj (plural)
gazetojn (accusative plural)


nombro

nombro (accusative singular nombron, plural nombroj, accusative plural nombrojn)

nombron (accusative singular)
nombroj (plural)
nombrojn (accusative plural)

numero

number identifying one thing from another

(grammar) grammatical number (singular, dual, or plural)


papero

papero (accusative singular paperon, plural paperoj, accusative plural paperojn)

paperon (accusative singular)
paperoj (plural)
paperojn (accusative plural)

Ido: papero


plumo

plumo (accusative singular plumon, plural plumoj, accusative plural plumojn)

plumon (accusative singular)
plumoj (plural)
plumojn (accusative plural)

From French plume, from Latin plūma (“feather, plume”). Compare Italian piuma, Portuguese and Spanish pluma, English plume, Catalan ploma, German Flaum, Yiddish פֿלוים (floym), as well as Irish clúmh, Welsh pluf.


cigana

cigana (accusative singular ciganan, plural ciganaj, accusative plural ciganajn)

ciganan (accusative singular)
ciganaj (plural)
ciganajn (accusative plural)

(la cigana) Clipping of la cigana lingvo (“the Romani language”)


vo

vo (accusative singular vo-on, plural vo-oj, accusative plural vo-ojn)

vo-on (accusative singular)
vo-oj (plural)
vo-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter V/v.


modo

modo (accusative singular modon, plural modoj, accusative plural modojn)

modon (accusative singular)
modoj (plural)
modojn (accusative plural)


kosa

kosa (accusative singular kosan, plural kosaj, accusative plural kosajn)

kosan (accusative singular)
kosaj (plural)
kosajn (accusative plural)

(la kosa) Clipping of la kosa lingvo (“the Xhosa language”).


kanto

kanto (accusative singular kanton, plural kantoj, accusative plural kantojn)

kanton (accusative singular)
kantoj (plural)
kantojn (accusative plural)


rusa

rusa (accusative singular rusan, plural rusaj, accusative plural rusajn)

rusan (accusative singular)
rusaj (plural)
rusajn (accusative plural)

(la rusa) Clipping of la rusa lingvo (“the Russian language”)


serba

serba (accusative singular serban, plural serbaj, accusative plural serbajn)

serban (accusative singular)
serbaj (plural)
serbajn (accusative plural)

Serbian (of or pertaining to the Serb people or their culture)


kuo

kuo (accusative singular kuon, plural kuoj, accusative plural kuojn)

kuon (accusative singular)
kuoj (plural)
kuojn (accusative plural)

the letter q (upper case Q), the seventeenth letter of the Latin alphabet


krampo

krampo (accusative singular krampon, plural krampoj, accusative plural krampojn)

krampon (accusative singular)
krampoj (plural)
krampojn (accusative plural)

From French crampe and German Krampe, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krampō (“cramp; clasp”). Compare Portuguese grampo. Doublet of kramfo.


ukraina

ukraina (accusative singular ukrainan, plural ukrainaj, accusative plural ukrainajn)

ukrainan (accusative singular)
ukrainaj (plural)
ukrainajn (accusative plural)

(la ukraina) Clipping of la ukraina lingvo (“the Ukrainian language”)


alineo

alineo (accusative singular alineon, plural alineoj, accusative plural alineojn)

alineon (accusative singular)
alineoj (plural)
alineojn (accusative plural)

From French alinéa, from Latin ā līneā. Equivalent to al + linio.


balado

balado (accusative singular baladon, plural baladoj, accusative plural baladojn)

baladon (accusative singular)
baladoj (plural)
baladojn (accusative plural)


participo

participo (accusative singular participon, plural participoj, accusative plural participojn)

participon (accusative singular)
participoj (plural)
participojn (accusative plural)


taja

taja (accusative singular tajan, plural tajaj, accusative plural tajajn)

tajan (accusative singular)
tajaj (plural)
tajajn (accusative plural)

(la taja) clipping of la taja lingvo (“the Thai language”)


tenso

tenso (accusative singular tenson, plural tensoj, accusative plural tensojn)

tenson (accusative singular)
tensoj (plural)
tensojn (accusative plural)

Derived from Latin tēnsus (“stretched out, extended”).

der

(grammar, linguistics) tense (verb forms distinguishing time)


termino

eo-head

termino (accusative singular terminon, plural terminoj, accusative plural terminojn)

terminon (accusative singular)
terminoj (plural)
terminojn (accusative plural)

Borrowed from German Termin, Russian те́рмин (términ) and Polish termin, from Latin terminus.


tildo

tildo (accusative singular tildon, plural tildoj, accusative plural tildojn)

tildon (accusative singular)
tildoj (plural)
tildojn (accusative plural)

From Spanish tilde, from Latin titulus. Doublet of titolo.


no

no (accusative singular no-on, plural no-oj, accusative plural no-ojn)

no-on (accusative singular)
no-oj (plural)
no-ojn (accusative plural)

The name of the Latin-script letter N/n.


germana

germana (accusative singular germanan, plural germanaj, accusative plural germanajn)

germanan (accusative singular)
germanaj (plural)
germanajn (accusative plural)

(la germana) Clipping of la germana lingvo (“the German language”).


verbo

verbo (accusative singular verbon, plural verboj, accusative plural verbojn)

verbon (accusative singular)
verboj (plural)
verbojn (accusative plural)

Borrowed from French verbe, Italian verbo and English verb, ultimately from Latin verbum.


enciklopedio

enciklopedio (accusative singular enciklopedion, plural enciklopedioj, accusative plural enciklopediojn)

enciklopedion (accusative singular)
enciklopedioj (plural)
enciklopediojn (accusative plural)


irlanda

irlanda (accusative singular irlandan, plural irlandaj, accusative plural irlandajn)

irlandan (accusative singular)
irlandaj (plural)
irlandajn (accusative plural)

Irish (of or pertaining to island of Ireland, the country of Ireland, the Irish people, or the Irish language)


sinonimo

sinonimo (accusative singular sinonimon, plural sinonimoj, accusative plural sinonimojn)

sinonimon (accusative singular)
sinonimoj (plural)
sinonimojn (accusative plural)

From Italian sinonimo, from Latin synōnymum, ultimately from Ancient Greek συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”). Compare Polish synonim, Russian синоним (sinonim), German Synonym, Yiddish סינאָנים (sinonim), French synonyme.

der

synonym (word that shares a meaning with another word)


kantisto

eo-head

kantisto (accusative singular kantiston, plural kantistoj, accusative plural kantistojn)

kantiston (accusative singular)
kantistoj (plural)
kantistojn (accusative plural)

From kanti (“to sing”) + -isto (“professional”)

af

one whose job is singing, a professional singer


kantistino

eo-head

kantistino (accusative singular kantistinon, plural kantistinoj, accusative plural kantistinojn)

kantistinon (accusative singular)
kantistinoj (plural)
kantistinojn (accusative plural)

kantisto (“professional singer”) [from kanti (“to sing”) + -isto (“professional”)] + -ino (“female”)

Krom tio la oficirojn sekvis multenombraj kantistinoj kaj dancistinoj kun orkestro.

1907, Kazimierz Bein, transl., La Faraono, volume 1, translation of original by Bolesław Prus, ch. I:

Aside from that, the officers were followed by numerous singeresses and danceresses with an orchestra.


lernolibro

lernolibro (accusative singular lernolibron, plural lernolibroj, accusative plural lernolibrojn)

lernolibron (accusative singular)
lernolibroj (plural)
lernolibrojn (accusative plural)

From lerni (“to learn”) + libro (“book”).


franca

franca (accusative singular francan, plural francaj, accusative plural francajn)

francan (accusative singular)
francaj (plural)
francajn (accusative plural)

French (of or pertaining to France, the French people, or the French language)

(la franca) Clipping of la franca lingvo (“the French language”).


itala

itala (accusative singular italan, plural italaj, accusative plural italajn)

italan (accusative singular)
italaj (plural)
italajn (accusative plural)

(la itala) Clipping of la itala lingvo (“the Italian language”).


krestomatio

krestomatio (accusative singular krestomation, plural krestomatioj, accusative plural krestomatiojn)

krestomation (accusative singular)
krestomatioj (plural)
krestomatiojn (accusative plural)

From Ancient Greek χρηστομᾰ́θειᾰ (khrēstomắtheiă, “desire for learning”).

der

χρηστομᾰ́θειᾰ


vosto

eo-head

vosto (accusative singular voston, plural vostoj, accusative plural vostojn)

voston (accusative singular)
vostoj (plural)
vostojn (accusative plural)

Borrowed from Russian хвост (xvost) and Polish chwost.


voĉo

voĉo (accusative singular voĉon, plural voĉoj, accusative plural voĉojn)

voĉon (accusative singular)
voĉoj (plural)
voĉojn (accusative plural)

Borrowed from Italian voce, Latin vox, English voice and French voix.


ironia

ironia (accusative singular ironian, plural ironiaj, accusative plural ironiajn)

ironian (accusative singular)
ironiaj (plural)
ironiajn (accusative plural)


nominativo

nominativo (accusative singular nominativon, plural nominativoj, accusative plural nominativojn)

nominativon (accusative singular)
nominativoj (plural)
nominativojn (accusative plural)


albana

albana (accusative singular albanan, plural albanaj, accusative plural albanajn)

albanan (accusative singular)
albanaj (plural)
albanajn (accusative plural)

(la albana) Clipping of albana lingvo (“the Albanian language”).


imperativo

eo-noun

imperativo (uncountable, accusative imperativon)

Ido: imperativo


relativa

eo-head

relativa (accusative singular relativan, plural relativaj, accusative plural relativajn)

relativan (accusative singular)
relativaj (plural)
relativajn (accusative plural)

From Latin relātīvus (“having reference or relation”).

der

relativa pronomo


biografo

eo-head

biografo (accusative singular biografon, plural biografoj, accusative plural biografojn)

biografon (accusative singular)
biografoj (plural)
biografojn (accusative plural)

From New Latin biographia, formed from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”). Equivalent to bio- + grafo.

biographer (a person who writes an account of someone's life)


apostrofo

apostrofo (accusative singular apostrofon, plural apostrofoj, accusative plural apostrofojn)

apostrofon (accusative singular)
apostrofoj (plural)
apostrofojn (accusative plural)


nominativa

nominativa (accusative singular nominativan, plural nominativaj, accusative plural nominativajn)

nominativan (accusative singular)
nominativaj (plural)
nominativajn (accusative plural)

(grammar) nominative, relating to the nominative case


transitiva

transitiva (accusative singular transitivan, plural transitivaj, accusative plural transitivajn)

transitivan (accusative singular)
transitivaj (plural)
transitivajn (accusative plural)


Noa

Unadapted borrowing from Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ (nóakh, nṓaḥ).


genro

eo-head

genro (accusative singular genron, plural genroj, accusative plural genrojn)

genron (accusative singular)
genroj (plural)
genrojn (accusative plural)

Ultimately from Latin genus, possibly through French genre. The feminist and LGBT sense is a semantic loan from English gender. Doublet of ĝenro.

Protagoro, unu el la grandaj filozofoj kaj lingvistoj de antikva Grekio, provis starigi kelkajn regulojn pri la genroj en la greka lingvo.

1950, Ivo Lapenna, Retoriko, 3rd edition, Amsterdam, published 1971:

Protagoras, one of the greast philosophers and linguists of ancient Greece, tried to set up some rules on the genders in the Greek language.


esprimi

esprimi (present esprimas, past esprimis, future esprimos, conditional esprimus, volitive esprimu)

esprimas (present)
esprimis (past)
esprimos (future)
esprimus (conditional)
esprimu (volitive)
esprimas (present)
esprimis (past)
esprimos (future)
esprimanta (active participle present singular)
esprimantaj (active participle plural present)
espriminta (active participle past singular)
esprimintaj (active participle past plural)
esprimonta (active future participle singular)
esprimontaj (active future participle plural)
esprimantan (accusative active participle present singular)
esprimantajn (accusative active participle plural present)
esprimintan (accusative active participle past singular)
esprimintajn (accusative active participle past plural)
esprimontan (accusative active future participle singular)
esprimontajn (accusative active future participle plural)
esprimata (participle passive present singular)
esprimataj (participle passive plural present)
esprimita (participle passive past singular)
esprimitaj (participle passive past plural)
esprimota (future participle passive singular)
esprimotaj (future participle passive plural)
esprimatan (accusative participle passive present singular)
esprimatajn (accusative participle passive plural present)
esprimitan (accusative participle passive past singular)
esprimitajn (accusative participle passive past plural)
esprimotan (accusative future participle passive singular)
esprimotajn (accusative future participle passive plural)
esprimanto (active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
esprimantoj (active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
espriminto (active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
esprimintoj (active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
esprimonto (active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
esprimontoj (active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
esprimanton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
esprimantojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
espriminton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
esprimintojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
esprimonton (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
esprimontojn (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
esprimato (noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
esprimatoj (noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
esprimito (noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
esprimitoj (noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
esprimoto (future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
esprimotoj (future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
esprimaton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
esprimatojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
esprimiton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
esprimitojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
esprimoton (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
esprimotojn (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
esprimante (active adverbial participle present)
espriminte (active adverbial participle past)
esprimonte (active adverbial future participle)
esprimate (adverbial participle passive present)
esprimite (adverbial participle passive past)
esprimote (adverbial future participle passive)
esprimi (infinitive plural present)
esprimu (imperative past plural)
esprimus (conditional future plural)

From Latin exprimō. Cognate of English express.

En tiu letero mi ŝatus esprimi mian respekton kaj aprezon por tiu brila junulo, kiu kondukis elstaran kontribuon al la laboro de mia grupo.

In this letter I would like to express my respect and appreciation for this bright young person, who brought outstanding contribution to the work of my group.


infinitivo

infinitivo (accusative singular infinitivon, plural infinitivoj, accusative plural infinitivojn)

infinitivon (accusative singular)
infinitivoj (plural)
infinitivojn (accusative plural)


skribilo

skribilo (accusative singular skribilon, plural skribiloj, accusative plural skribilojn)

skribilon (accusative singular)
skribiloj (plural)
skribilojn (accusative plural)

From skribi (“to write”) + -ilo (“tool”).

La mallonga mesaĝo estis skribita per plumba skribilo.

2011, Eugene de Zilah, La Princo ĉe la hunoj, page 422:

The short message was written with a lead pen.


paragrafo

paragrafo (accusative singular paragrafon, plural paragrafoj, accusative plural paragrafojn)

paragrafon (accusative singular)
paragrafoj (plural)
paragrafojn (accusative plural)


literatura

literatura (accusative singular literaturan, plural literaturaj, accusative plural literaturajn)

literaturan (accusative singular)
literaturaj (plural)
literaturajn (accusative plural)


pio

pio (accusative singular pion, plural pioj, accusative plural piojn)

pion (accusative singular)
pioj (plural)
piojn (accusative plural)

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From Ancient Greek πῖ (pî, the letter Π).


komo

komo (accusative singular komon, plural komoj, accusative plural komojn)

komon (accusative singular)
komoj (plural)
komojn (accusative plural)


dupunkto

dupunkto (accusative singular dupunkton, plural dupunktoj, accusative plural dupunktojn)

dupunkton (accusative singular)
dupunktoj (plural)
dupunktojn (accusative plural)

From du (“two”) + punkto (“point”), a calque of Italian due punti, Polish dwukropek, French deux points, etc.


nederlanda

nederlanda (accusative singular nederlandan, plural nederlandaj, accusative plural nederlandajn)

nederlandan (accusative singular)
nederlandaj (plural)
nederlandajn (accusative plural)

Dutch (of or relating to the Netherlands, the Dutch people, or the Dutch language)

nederlanda lingvo
nederlanda lingvo#Esperanto

(used with [Term?]) Clipping of la nederlanda lingvo (“the Dutch language”).


pleonasmo

pleonasmo (accusative singular pleonasmon, plural pleonasmoj, accusative plural pleonasmojn)

pleonasmon (accusative singular)
pleonasmoj (plural)
pleonasmojn (accusative plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin pleonasmus, from Ancient Greek πλεονασμός (pleonasmós).


joto

joto (accusative singular joton, plural jotoj, accusative plural jotojn)

joton (accusative singular)
jotoj (plural)
jotojn (accusative plural)

From Ancient Greek ἰῶτα (iôta, “the letter Ι”).


fonologio

eo-head

fonologio (accusative singular fonologion, plural fonologioj, accusative plural fonologiojn)

fonologion (accusative singular)
fonologioj (plural)
fonologiojn (accusative plural)


portugala

portugala (accusative singular portugalan, plural portugalaj, accusative plural portugalajn)

portugalan (accusative singular)
portugalaj (plural)
portugalajn (accusative plural)

Portuguese (of or pertaining to Portugal, the Portuguese people, or the Portuguese language)

portugala lingvo
portugala lingvo#Esperanto

(la portugala) Clipping of la portugala lingvo (“the Portuguese language”).


greka

greka (accusative singular grekan, plural grekaj, accusative plural grekajn)

grekan (accusative singular)
grekaj (plural)
grekajn (accusative plural)

Por infano, kiu ne havas okazon por interrilati kun samaĝuloj alilandaj, Esperanto estas lingvo egale senviva, kiel la latina kaj la greka.

1937 February, “La redakcio komentas”, in British Esperantist, volume 31, number 382, page 17:

For children who do not have occasion to interrelate with foreign children their age, Esperanto is a language equally lifeless as Latin or Greek.

Greek (of or pertaining to Greece, the Greek people, or the Greek language)


verki

verki (present verkas, past verkis, future verkos, conditional verkus, volitive verku)

verkas (present)
verkis (past)
verkos (future)
verkus (conditional)
verku (volitive)
verkas (present)
verkis (past)
verkos (future)
verkanta (active participle present singular)
verkantaj (active participle plural present)
verkinta (active participle past singular)
verkintaj (active participle past plural)
verkonta (active future participle singular)
verkontaj (active future participle plural)
verkantan (accusative active participle present singular)
verkantajn (accusative active participle plural present)
verkintan (accusative active participle past singular)
verkintajn (accusative active participle past plural)
verkontan (accusative active future participle singular)
verkontajn (accusative active future participle plural)
verkata (participle passive present singular)
verkataj (participle passive plural present)
verkita (participle passive past singular)
verkitaj (participle passive past plural)
verkota (future participle passive singular)
verkotaj (future participle passive plural)
verkatan (accusative participle passive present singular)
verkatajn (accusative participle passive plural present)
verkitan (accusative participle passive past singular)
verkitajn (accusative participle passive past plural)
verkotan (accusative future participle passive singular)
verkotajn (accusative future participle passive plural)
verkanto (active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
verkantoj (active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
verkinto (active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
verkintoj (active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
verkonto (active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
verkontoj (active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
verkanton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
verkantojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
verkinton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
verkintojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
verkonton (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
verkontojn (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
verkato (noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
verkatoj (noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
verkito (noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
verkitoj (noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
verkoto (future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
verkotoj (future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
verkaton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
verkatojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
verkiton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
verkitojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
verkoton (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
verkotojn (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
verkante (active adverbial participle present)
verkinte (active adverbial participle past)
verkonte (active adverbial future participle)
verkate (adverbial participle passive present)
verkite (adverbial participle passive past)
verkote (adverbial future participle passive)
verki (infinitive plural present)
verku (imperative past plural)
verkus (conditional future plural)

Mi volus por vi verki la muzikon por poemo, kion mi verkis.

I would like you to compose the music for a poem I authored.

(transitive) To pen; to write (be the author of); to compose (music)


A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called dekstra korno (“right horn”) in Esperanto, and found on Á/á, É/é, Í/í, Ó/ó and Ú/ú.


soneto

soneto (accusative singular soneton, plural sonetoj, accusative plural sonetojn)

soneton (accusative singular)
sonetoj (plural)
sonetojn (accusative plural)


Jesaja

Unadapted borrowing from Biblical Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ

ubor

יְשַׁעְיָהוּ


skandi

eo-verb

skandi (present skandas, past skandis, future skandos, conditional skandus, volitive skandu)

skandas (present)
skandis (past)
skandos (future)
skandus (conditional)
skandu (volitive)
skandas (present)
skandis (past)
skandos (future)
skandanta (active participle present singular)
skandantaj (active participle plural present)
skandinta (active participle past singular)
skandintaj (active participle past plural)
skandonta (active future participle singular)
skandontaj (active future participle plural)
skandantan (accusative active participle present singular)
skandantajn (accusative active participle plural present)
skandintan (accusative active participle past singular)
skandintajn (accusative active participle past plural)
skandontan (accusative active future participle singular)
skandontajn (accusative active future participle plural)
skandata (participle passive present singular)
skandataj (participle passive plural present)
skandita (participle passive past singular)
skanditaj (participle passive past plural)
skandota (future participle passive singular)
skandotaj (future participle passive plural)
skandatan (accusative participle passive present singular)
skandatajn (accusative participle passive plural present)
skanditan (accusative participle passive past singular)
skanditajn (accusative participle passive past plural)
skandotan (accusative future participle passive singular)
skandotajn (accusative future participle passive plural)
skandanto (active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
skandantoj (active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
skandinto (active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
skandintoj (active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
skandonto (active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
skandontoj (active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
skandanton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
skandantojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
skandinton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
skandintojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
skandonton (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
skandontojn (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
skandato (noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
skandatoj (noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
skandito (noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
skanditoj (noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
skandoto (future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
skandotoj (future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
skandaton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
skandatojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
skanditon (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
skanditojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
skandoton (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
skandotojn (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
skandante (active adverbial participle present)
skandinte (active adverbial participle past)
skandonte (active adverbial future participle)
skandate (adverbial participle passive present)
skandite (adverbial participle passive past)
skandote (adverbial future participle passive)
skandi (infinitive plural present)
skandu (imperative past plural)
skandus (conditional future plural)

From Latin scandō (“climb”), by analogy with the raising and lowering of one's foot when marking rhythm.

(poetry, transitive) to scan (form a poetic metre)


PIV

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Initialism of Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto, an Esperanto dictionary


eto

eo-head

eto (accusative singular eton, plural etoj, accusative plural etojn)

eton (accusative singular)
etoj (plural)
etojn (accusative plural)

From Ancient Greek ἦτα (êta, “the letter Η”).


libraro

libraro (accusative singular libraron, plural libraroj, accusative plural librarojn)

libraron (accusative singular)
libraroj (plural)
librarojn (accusative plural)

From libro (“book”) + -aro (“collection”).

Kompreneble ekzistas granda nefikcia libraro esperanta.

2000, Marjorie Boulton, Ne nur leteroj de plumamikoj:

Of course there is a large non-fiction Esperanto corpus.


monstro

monstro (accusative singular monstron, plural monstroj, accusative plural monstrojn)

monstron (accusative singular)
monstroj (plural)
monstrojn (accusative plural)

Ne zorgu, mia filo; monstroj ne troviĝas sur via lito.

Don't worry, my son; there are no monsters under your bed.

monster (terrifying or dangerous creature)


akordi

akordi (present akordas, past akordis, future akordos, conditional akordus, volitive akordu)

akordas (present)
akordis (past)
akordos (future)
akordus (conditional)
akordu (volitive)
akordas (present)
akordis (past)
akordos (future)
akordanta (active participle present singular)
akordantaj (active participle plural present)
akordinta (active participle past singular)
akordintaj (active participle past plural)
akordonta (active future participle singular)
akordontaj (active future participle plural)
akordantan (accusative active participle present singular)
akordantajn (accusative active participle plural present)
akordintan (accusative active participle past singular)
akordintajn (accusative active participle past plural)
akordontan (accusative active future participle singular)
akordontajn (accusative active future participle plural)
akordanto (active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
akordantoj (active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
akordinto (active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
akordintoj (active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
akordonto (active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
akordontoj (active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
akordanton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
akordantojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
akordinton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
akordintojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
akordonton (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
akordontojn (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
akordante (active adverbial participle present)
akordinte (active adverbial participle past)
akordonte (active adverbial future participle)
akordi (infinitive plural present)
akordu (imperative past plural)
akordus (conditional future plural)


bibliografo

bibliografo (accusative singular bibliografon, plural bibliografoj, accusative plural bibliografojn)

bibliografon (accusative singular)
bibliografoj (plural)
bibliografojn (accusative plural)

bibliographer (person who compiles bibliographies, or who studies bibliography)


gotika

gotika (accusative singular gotikan, plural gotikaj, accusative plural gotikajn)

gotikan (accusative singular)
gotikaj (plural)
gotikajn (accusative plural)


libreto

libreto (accusative singular libreton, plural libretoj, accusative plural libretojn)

libreton (accusative singular)
libretoj (plural)
libretojn (accusative plural)

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pluralo

pluralo (accusative singular pluralon, plural pluraloj, accusative plural pluralojn)

pluralon (accusative singular)
pluraloj (plural)
pluralojn (accusative plural)


lupfantomo

lupfantomo (accusative singular lupfantomon, plural lupfantomoj, accusative plural lupfantomojn)

lupfantomon (accusative singular)
lupfantomoj (plural)
lupfantomojn (accusative plural)

Compound of lupo (“wolf”) + fantomo (“ghost”).

1926, H. C. Andersen, "Monteto de elfoj", Fabeloj. Plena Kolekto, vol. 2, tr. by L. L. Zamenhof (published posthumously).
Ĉiujn maljunajn koboldojn de la unua vostoporta klaso, la akvofeojn kaj terkoboldojn, ni devas havi, ankaŭ la lupfantomon, la inferĉevalon kaj la preĝejajn spiritojn ni laŭ mia opinio ne devas lasi sen invito.

We should have all the old kobolds of the first tail-bearing class, the water faries and the earth kobolds, also in my opinion we should not leave the werewolf, hell horse and the church spirits without an invitation.


gamo

gamo (accusative singular gamon, plural gamoj, accusative plural gamojn)

gamon (accusative singular)
gamoj (plural)
gamojn (accusative plural)

Greek Alphabet

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 delto

From Ancient Greek γάμμα (gámma).


idiotismo

eo-head

idiotismo (accusative singular idiotismon, plural idiotismoj, accusative plural idiotismojn)

idiotismon (accusative singular)
idiotismoj (plural)
idiotismojn (accusative plural)

Common Romance, ultimately from Latin idiōtismus.


talosa

talosa (accusative singular talosan, plural talosaj, accusative plural talosajn)

talosan (accusative singular)
talosaj (plural)
talosajn (accusative plural)

Talossan (of or relating to Talossa, the Talossan people, or the Talossan language)


biblioteko

biblioteko (accusative singular bibliotekon, plural bibliotekoj, accusative plural bibliotekojn)

bibliotekon (accusative singular)
bibliotekoj (plural)
bibliotekojn (accusative plural)

From Latin bibliothēca (“library”), from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē).

Nia unua renkontiĝo okazis ĉe malmultkonata biblioteko de Monto-Martiro-Strato

1998, E. A. Poe, translated by Edwin Grobe, La Murdoj de Kadavrejo-Strato:

Our first meeting was at an obscure library in the Rue Montmartre

a building or room housing a book collection, library

(computing) a library (of subroutines, procedures, etc.)


librejo

librejo (accusative singular librejon, plural librejoj, accusative plural librejojn)

librejon (accusative singular)
librejoj (plural)
librejojn (accusative plural)

any place where books are kept (especially, a bookshop)


volitivo

volitivo (uncountable, accusative volitivon)

(grammar) the volitive or imperative mood


ĵurnalo

ĵurnalo (accusative singular ĵurnalon, plural ĵurnaloj, accusative plural ĵurnalojn)

ĵurnalon (accusative singular)
ĵurnaloj (plural)
ĵurnalojn (accusative plural)

Borrowed from French journal. Compare Polish żurnal, Russian журна́л (žurnál), Yiddish זשורנאַל (zhurnal), German Journal, English journal, Italian giornale.


ĉina

ĉina (accusative singular ĉinan, plural ĉinaj, accusative plural ĉinajn)

ĉinan (accusative singular)
ĉinaj (plural)
ĉinajn (accusative plural)

la Ĉina lingvo

Chinese (of or pertaining to China, the Chinese people, or the Chinese language)

(la Ĉina) Clipping of la Ĉina lingvo (“the Chinese language”).


vampirismo

vampirismo (uncountable, accusative vampirismon)

„Certe tio estas tipa ekzemplo de vampirismo: malfortulo suĉas energion el la fortulo, kaj tiu ĉi suferas”, – asertis la prezidanto de litova asocio de parapsikologoj bioenergetikisto Jonas Algimantas Dainauskas.

2007 February, Laimius Stražnickas, “Mia estrino estas vampiro”, in Monato, volume 28, number 2, →ISSN, page 16:

"Certainly that is a type example of vampirism: A weakling sucks energy from the strongman, and they suffer", – asserted the president of the Lithuanian Association of Parapsychologists, bioenergeticist Jonas Algimantas Dainauskas.


tripunkto

tripunkto (accusative singular tripunkton, plural tripunktoj, accusative plural tripunktojn)

tripunkton (accusative singular)
tripunktoj (plural)
tripunktojn (accusative plural)


fontoplumo

fontoplumo (accusative singular fontoplumon, plural fontoplumoj, accusative plural fontoplumojn)

fontoplumon (accusative singular)
fontoplumoj (plural)
fontoplumojn (accusative plural)

En la epoko de globkrajonoj, kiu ankoraŭ uzas fontoplumojn?

In the age of ballpoint pens, who is still using fountain pens?


Obadja

Unadapted borrowing from Biblical Hebrew עוֹבַדְיָה (nouns normally end with -o in Esperanto, so such word is ungrammatical).


A diacritical mark of the Latin script, called hoketo (“little hook”) in Esperanto, and found on Ŭ/ŭ.


fantomo

eo-head

fantomo (accusative singular fantomon, plural fantomoj, accusative plural fantomojn)

fantomon (accusative singular)
fantomoj (plural)
fantomojn (accusative plural)

Ultimately from Latin phantasma (“apparition, specter”), from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “phantasm, apparition”). Compare Polish fantom, Russian фанто́м (fantóm), German Phantom, French fantôme.


revuo

eo-head

revuo (accusative singular revuon, plural revuoj, accusative plural revuojn)

revuon (accusative singular)
revuoj (plural)
revuojn (accusative plural)


parolanto

eo-part

parolanto (accusative singular parolanton, plural parolantoj, accusative plural parolantojn)

parolanton (accusative singular)
parolantoj (plural)
parolantojn (accusative plural)

singular present nominal active participle of paroli.


jambo

eo-head

jambo (accusative singular jambon, plural jamboj, accusative plural jambojn)

jambon (accusative singular)
jamboj (plural)
jambojn (accusative plural)

From Polish jamb, Russian ямб (jamb), German Jambus, ultimately from Latin iambus, from Ancient Greek ἴαμβος (íambos). Compare French ïambe, Italian giambo, English iamb.


jarlibro

jarlibro (accusative singular jarlibron, plural jarlibroj, accusative plural jarlibrojn)

jarlibron (accusative singular)
jarlibroj (plural)
jarlibrojn (accusative plural)


lingvisto

lingvisto (accusative singular lingviston, plural lingvistoj, accusative plural lingvistojn)

lingviston (accusative singular)
lingvistoj (plural)
lingvistojn (accusative plural)


parolado

parolado (accusative singular paroladon, plural paroladoj, accusative plural paroladojn)

paroladon (accusative singular)
paroladoj (plural)
paroladojn (accusative plural)

speech (an oration, session of speaking)


dialekto

dialekto (accusative singular dialekton, plural dialektoj, accusative plural dialektojn)

dialekton (accusative singular)
dialektoj (plural)
dialektojn (accusative plural)


alparoli

alparoli (present alparolas, past alparolis, future alparolos, conditional alparolus, volitive alparolu)

alparolas (present)
alparolis (past)
alparolos (future)
alparolus (conditional)
alparolu (volitive)
alparolas (present)
alparolis (past)
alparolos (future)
alparolanta (active participle present singular)
alparolantaj (active participle plural present)
alparolinta (active participle past singular)
alparolintaj (active participle past plural)
alparolonta (active future participle singular)
alparolontaj (active future participle plural)
alparolantan (accusative active participle present singular)
alparolantajn (accusative active participle plural present)
alparolintan (accusative active participle past singular)
alparolintajn (accusative active participle past plural)
alparolontan (accusative active future participle singular)
alparolontajn (accusative active future participle plural)
alparolata (participle passive present singular)
alparolataj (participle passive plural present)
alparolita (participle passive past singular)
alparolitaj (participle passive past plural)
alparolota (future participle passive singular)
alparolotaj (future participle passive plural)
alparolatan (accusative participle passive present singular)
alparolatajn (accusative participle passive plural present)
alparolitan (accusative participle passive past singular)
alparolitajn (accusative participle passive past plural)
alparolotan (accusative future participle passive singular)
alparolotajn (accusative future participle passive plural)
alparolanto (active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
alparolantoj (active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
alparolinto (active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
alparolintoj (active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
alparolonto (active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
alparolontoj (active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
alparolanton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
alparolantojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
alparolinton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
alparolintojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
alparolonton (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
alparolontojn (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
alparolato (noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
alparolatoj (noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
alparolito (noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
alparolitoj (noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
alparoloto (future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
alparolotoj (future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
alparolaton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
alparolatojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
alparoliton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
alparolitojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
alparoloton (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
alparolotojn (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
alparolante (active adverbial participle present)
alparolinte (active adverbial participle past)
alparolonte (active adverbial future participle)
alparolate (adverbial participle passive present)
alparolite (adverbial participle passive past)
alparolote (adverbial future participle passive)
alparoli (infinitive plural present)
alparolu (imperative past plural)
alparolus (conditional future plural)

Miroslav Malovec (translator), “Laŭdo de ĵurnaloj” by Karel Čapek, in La Ondo de Esperanto, 2000, №6 (68),

It is not enough for [the event] to appeal to our imagination; above all, it must be as current as possible.

Ne sufiĉas, ke ĝi alparolu nian imagipovon, ĝi devas esti antaŭ ĉio laŭeble hodiaŭa.

(transitive, figurative) to speak to, appeal to


Biblio

eo-proper noun

Biblio (accusative singular Biblion, plural Biblioj, accusative plural Bibliojn)

Biblion (accusative singular)
Biblioj (plural)
Bibliojn (accusative plural)

Directly or indirectly from Ancient Greek βιβλίον (biblíon, “small book”), originally a diminutive of βίβλος (bíblos, “book”), from βύβλος (búblos, “papyrus”) (from the ancient Phoenician city of Byblos, which exported this writing material).


antaŭparolo

eo-head

antaŭparolo (accusative singular antaŭparolon, plural antaŭparoloj, accusative plural antaŭparolojn)

antaŭparolon (accusative singular)
antaŭparoloj (plural)
antaŭparolojn (accusative plural)

Holonym: libro


krajono

krajono (accusative singular krajonon, plural krajonoj, accusative plural krajonojn)

krajonon (accusative singular)
krajonoj (plural)
krajonojn (accusative plural)

Borrowed from French crayon. Doublet of kreto.


gramatiko

gramatiko (accusative singular gramatikon, plural gramatikoj, accusative plural gramatikojn)

gramatikon (accusative singular)
gramatikoj (plural)
gramatikojn (accusative plural)


interparoli

interparoli (present interparolas, past interparolis, future interparolos, conditional interparolus, volitive interparolu)

interparolas (present)
interparolis (past)
interparolos (future)
interparolus (conditional)
interparolu (volitive)
interparolas (present)
interparolis (past)
interparolos (future)
interparolanta (active participle present singular)
interparolantaj (active participle plural present)
interparolinta (active participle past singular)
interparolintaj (active participle past plural)
interparolonta (active future participle singular)
interparolontaj (active future participle plural)
interparolantan (accusative active participle present singular)
interparolantajn (accusative active participle plural present)
interparolintan (accusative active participle past singular)
interparolintajn (accusative active participle past plural)
interparolontan (accusative active future participle singular)
interparolontajn (accusative active future participle plural)
interparolata (participle passive present singular)
interparolataj (participle passive plural present)
interparolita (participle passive past singular)
interparolitaj (participle passive past plural)
interparolota (future participle passive singular)
interparolotaj (future participle passive plural)
interparolatan (accusative participle passive present singular)
interparolatajn (accusative participle passive plural present)
interparolitan (accusative participle passive past singular)
interparolitajn (accusative participle passive past plural)
interparolotan (accusative future participle passive singular)
interparolotajn (accusative future participle passive plural)
interparolanto (active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
interparolantoj (active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
interparolinto (active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
interparolintoj (active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
interparolonto (active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
interparolontoj (active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
interparolanton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
interparolantojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
interparolinton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
interparolintojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
interparolonton (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
interparolontojn (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
interparolato (noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
interparolatoj (noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
interparolito (noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
interparolitoj (noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
interparoloto (future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
interparolotoj (future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
interparolaton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
interparolatojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
interparoliton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
interparolitojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
interparoloton (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
interparolotojn (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
interparolante (active adverbial participle present)
interparolinte (active adverbial participle past)
interparolonte (active adverbial future participle)
interparolate (adverbial participle passive present)
interparolite (adverbial participle passive past)
interparolote (adverbial future participle passive)
interparoli (infinitive plural present)
interparolu (imperative past plural)
interparolus (conditional future plural)

From inter- (“between”) + paroli (“to speak”).


anapesto

eo-head

anapesto (accusative singular anapeston, plural anapestoj, accusative plural anapestojn)

anapeston (accusative singular)
anapestoj (plural)
anapestojn (accusative plural)


ĉeĥa

ĉeĥa (accusative singular ĉeĥan, plural ĉeĥaj, accusative plural ĉeĥajn)

ĉeĥan (accusative singular)
ĉeĥaj (plural)
ĉeĥajn (accusative plural)

Czech (of or relating to the Czech Republic, the Czech people, or the Czech language)

(la ĉeĥa) Clipping of la ĉeĥa lingvo (“the Czech language”).


Loĵbano

From Lojban lojban, formed from rafsi loj (logji, from Mandarin 邏輯 /逻辑 (luóji), English logic, Spanish lógica, and Russian ло́гика (lógika)) and ban (bangu, from Mandarin 語言 /语言 (yǔyán), English language, Hindi भाषा (bhāṣā), Spanish lengua, and Arabic لسان (lisān)).


traduki

traduki (present tradukas, past tradukis, future tradukos, conditional tradukus, volitive traduku)

tradukas (present)
tradukis (past)
tradukos (future)
tradukus (conditional)
traduku (volitive)
tradukas (present)
tradukis (past)
tradukos (future)
tradukanta (active participle present singular)
tradukantaj (active participle plural present)
tradukinta (active participle past singular)
tradukintaj (active participle past plural)
tradukonta (active future participle singular)
tradukontaj (active future participle plural)
tradukantan (accusative active participle present singular)
tradukantajn (accusative active participle plural present)
tradukintan (accusative active participle past singular)
tradukintajn (accusative active participle past plural)
tradukontan (accusative active future participle singular)
tradukontajn (accusative active future participle plural)
tradukata (participle passive present singular)
tradukataj (participle passive plural present)
tradukita (participle passive past singular)
tradukitaj (participle passive past plural)
tradukota (future participle passive singular)
tradukotaj (future participle passive plural)
tradukatan (accusative participle passive present singular)
tradukatajn (accusative participle passive plural present)
tradukitan (accusative participle passive past singular)
tradukitajn (accusative participle passive past plural)
tradukotan (accusative future participle passive singular)
tradukotajn (accusative future participle passive plural)
tradukanto (active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
tradukantoj (active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
tradukinto (active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
tradukintoj (active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
tradukonto (active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
tradukontoj (active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
tradukanton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
tradukantojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
tradukinton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
tradukintojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
tradukonton (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
tradukontojn (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
tradukato (noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
tradukatoj (noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
tradukito (noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
tradukitoj (noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
tradukoto (future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
tradukotoj (future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
tradukaton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
tradukatojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
tradukiton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
tradukitojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
tradukoton (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
tradukotojn (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
tradukante (active adverbial participle present)
tradukinte (active adverbial participle past)
tradukonte (active adverbial future participle)
tradukate (adverbial participle passive present)
tradukite (adverbial participle passive past)
tradukote (adverbial future participle passive)
traduki (infinitive plural present)
traduku (imperative past plural)
tradukus (conditional future plural)

Borrowed from Latin trādūcō (“I translate”).

Mi devas traduki ĉi tiun tekston.

to translate (from one language to another)


tezaŭro

tezaŭro (accusative singular tezaŭron, plural tezaŭroj, accusative plural tezaŭrojn)

tezaŭron (accusative singular)
tezaŭroj (plural)
tezaŭrojn (accusative plural)

Ultimately from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós). Doublet of trezoro.


literumi

literumi (present literumas, past literumis, future literumos, conditional literumus, volitive literumu)

literumas (present)
literumis (past)
literumos (future)
literumus (conditional)
literumu (volitive)
literumas (present)
literumis (past)
literumos (future)
literumanta (active participle present singular)
literumantaj (active participle plural present)
literuminta (active participle past singular)
literumintaj (active participle past plural)
literumonta (active future participle singular)
literumontaj (active future participle plural)
literumantan (accusative active participle present singular)
literumantajn (accusative active participle plural present)
literumintan (accusative active participle past singular)
literumintajn (accusative active participle past plural)
literumontan (accusative active future participle singular)
literumontajn (accusative active future participle plural)
literumata (participle passive present singular)
literumataj (participle passive plural present)
literumita (participle passive past singular)
literumitaj (participle passive past plural)
literumota (future participle passive singular)
literumotaj (future participle passive plural)
literumatan (accusative participle passive present singular)
literumatajn (accusative participle passive plural present)
literumitan (accusative participle passive past singular)
literumitajn (accusative participle passive past plural)
literumotan (accusative future participle passive singular)
literumotajn (accusative future participle passive plural)
literumanto (active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
literumantoj (active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
literuminto (active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
literumintoj (active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
literumonto (active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
literumontoj (active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
literumanton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
literumantojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
literuminton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
literumintojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
literumonton (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
literumontojn (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
literumato (noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
literumatoj (noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
literumito (noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
literumitoj (noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
literumoto (future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
literumotoj (future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
literumaton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
literumatojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
literumiton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
literumitojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
literumoton (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
literumotojn (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
literumante (active adverbial participle present)
literuminte (active adverbial participle past)
literumonte (active adverbial future participle)
literumate (adverbial participle passive present)
literumite (adverbial participle passive past)
literumote (adverbial future participle passive)
literumi (infinitive plural present)
literumu (imperative past plural)
literumus (conditional future plural)

LL-Q143 (epo)-Robin van der Vliet-literumi.wav


etimo

etimo (accusative singular etimon, plural etimoj, accusative plural etimojn)

etimon (accusative singular)
etimoj (plural)
etimojn (accusative plural)

From Ancient Greek ἔτυμον (étumon, “the origin of a word”), ultimately from ἔτυμος (étumos, “true, real, actual”).


etimologo

eo-head

etimologo (accusative singular etimologon, plural etimologoj, accusative plural etimologojn)

etimologon (accusative singular)
etimologoj (plural)
etimologojn (accusative plural)


fikcio

fikcio (uncountable, accusative fikcion)

From Polish fikcja, Russian фи́кция (fíkcija), German Fiktion, all ultimately from Latin fictiō.


interpunkcio

interpunkcio (uncountable, accusative interpunkcion)

From Slavic languages such as Czech interpunkce, Polish interpunkcja, Serbo-Croatian interpùnkcija, ultimately from Latin interpunctio. Compare German Interpunktion.


ironio

ironio (accusative singular ironion, plural ironioj, accusative plural ironiojn)

ironion (accusative singular)
ironioj (plural)
ironiojn (accusative plural)


derivaĵo

derivaĵo (accusative singular derivaĵon, plural derivaĵoj, accusative plural derivaĵojn)

derivaĵon (accusative singular)
derivaĵoj (plural)
derivaĵojn (accusative plural)


endoforo

endoforo (accusative singular endoforon, plural endoforoj, accusative plural endoforojn)

endoforon (accusative singular)
endoforoj (plural)
endoforojn (accusative plural)


paĝo

paĝo (accusative singular paĝon, plural paĝoj, accusative plural paĝojn)

paĝon (accusative singular)
paĝoj (plural)
paĝojn (accusative plural)

Holonym: libro (“book”)


parolema

parolema (accusative singular paroleman, plural parolemaj, accusative plural parolemajn)

paroleman (accusative singular)
parolemaj (plural)
parolemajn (accusative plural)

From paroli (“to talk”) + -ema (“inclined to”).

affix

Lia frato ne estas tre parolema, tamen li estas bonega amiko.

His brother isn’t very talkative, but he’s a great friend.


jodli

eo-head

jodli (present jodlas, past jodlis, future jodlos, conditional jodlus, volitive jodlu)

jodlas (present)
jodlis (past)
jodlos (future)
jodlus (conditional)
jodlu (volitive)
jodlas (present)
jodlis (past)
jodlos (future)
jodlanta (active participle present singular)
jodlantaj (active participle plural present)
jodlinta (active participle past singular)
jodlintaj (active participle past plural)
jodlonta (active future participle singular)
jodlontaj (active future participle plural)
jodlantan (accusative active participle present singular)
jodlantajn (accusative active participle plural present)
jodlintan (accusative active participle past singular)
jodlintajn (accusative active participle past plural)
jodlontan (accusative active future participle singular)
jodlontajn (accusative active future participle plural)
jodlata (participle passive present singular)
jodlataj (participle passive plural present)
jodlita (participle passive past singular)
jodlitaj (participle passive past plural)
jodlota (future participle passive singular)
jodlotaj (future participle passive plural)
jodlatan (accusative participle passive present singular)
jodlatajn (accusative participle passive plural present)
jodlitan (accusative participle passive past singular)
jodlitajn (accusative participle passive past plural)
jodlotan (accusative future participle passive singular)
jodlotajn (accusative future participle passive plural)
jodlanto (active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
jodlantoj (active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
jodlinto (active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
jodlintoj (active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
jodlonto (active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
jodlontoj (active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
jodlanton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle present singular)
jodlantojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle plural present)
jodlinton (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past singular)
jodlintojn (accusative active noun-from-verb participle past plural)
jodlonton (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle singular)
jodlontojn (accusative active future noun-from-verb participle plural)
jodlato (noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
jodlatoj (noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
jodlito (noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
jodlitoj (noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
jodloto (future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
jodlotoj (future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
jodlaton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive present singular)
jodlatojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive plural present)
jodliton (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past singular)
jodlitojn (accusative noun-from-verb participle passive past plural)
jodloton (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive singular)
jodlotojn (accusative future noun-from-verb participle passive plural)
jodlante (active adverbial participle present)
jodlinte (active adverbial participle past)
jodlonte (active adverbial future participle)
jodlate (adverbial participle passive present)
jodlite (adverbial participle passive past)
jodlote (adverbial future participle passive)
jodli (infinitive plural present)
jodlu (imperative past plural)
jodlus (conditional future plural)

From French iodler, Polish jodłować, Russian йодли́ровать (jodlírovatʹ), all from German jodeln.

der

йодли́ровать


delto

eo-head

delto (accusative singular delton, plural deltoj, accusative plural deltojn)

delton (accusative singular)
deltoj (plural)
deltojn (accusative plural)


vokalo

vokalo (accusative singular vokalon, plural vokaloj, accusative plural vokalojn)

vokalon (accusative singular)
vokaloj (plural)
vokalojn (accusative plural)

Borrowed from German Vokal, Yiddish וואָקאַל (vokal), and Italian vocale, all from Latin vōcālis (“sonorous, vocal, melodic”). Compare French voyelle, Spanish vocal, Portuguese vogal, Romanian vocală, as well as English vocal.

der

La Esperanta vorto "kvinoo" havas du apartajn vortfinajn vokalojn.

The Esperanto word "kvinoo" has two separate word-final vowels.


konsonanto

eo-head

konsonanto (accusative singular konsonanton, plural konsonantoj, accusative plural konsonantojn)

konsonanton (accusative singular)
konsonantoj (plural)
konsonantojn (accusative plural)

From Latin consonare (“sound together”), from con- (“with”) + sonare (“to sound”), itself from sonus (“sound”).

(phonetics) consonant, a sound produced through restrictions of the oral cavity


hiperbolo

hiperbolo (uncountable, accusative hiperbolon)


almanako

almanako (accusative singular almanakon, plural almanakoj, accusative plural almanakojn)

almanakon (accusative singular)
almanakoj (plural)
almanakojn (accusative plural)

Ultimately from Medieval Latin almanachus, from Arabic الْمَنَاخ (al-manāḵ).


behemoto

behemoto (accusative singular behemoton, plural behemotoj, accusative plural behemotojn)

behemoton (accusative singular)
behemotoj (plural)
behemotojn (accusative plural)


leksikono

leksikono (accusative singular leksikonon, plural leksikonoj, accusative plural leksikonojn)

leksikonon (accusative singular)
leksikonoj (plural)
leksikonojn (accusative plural)

From Medieval Latin or New Latin lexicon, from Ancient Greek λεξικόν (lexikón, “a lexicon”), neuter of λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”), from λέξις (léxis, “a saying, speech, word”), from λέγειν (légein, “to speak”).


helpverbo

eo-head

helpverbo (accusative singular helpverbon, plural helpverboj, accusative plural helpverbojn)

helpverbon (accusative singular)
helpverboj (plural)
helpverbojn (accusative plural)


biografio

biografio (accusative singular biografion, plural biografioj, accusative plural biografiojn)

biografion (accusative singular)
biografioj (plural)
biografiojn (accusative plural)


paleografo

paleografo (accusative singular paleografon, plural paleografoj, accusative plural paleografojn)

paleografon (accusative singular)
paleografoj (plural)
paleografojn (accusative plural)


parolinto

parolinto (accusative singular parolinton, plural parolintoj, accusative plural parolintojn)

parolinton (accusative singular)
parolintoj (plural)
parolintojn (accusative plural)


pronomo

pronomo (accusative singular pronomon, plural pronomoj, accusative plural pronomojn)

pronomon (accusative singular)
pronomoj (plural)
pronomojn (accusative plural)


ortografio

ortografio (uncountable, accusative ortografion)

From Latin orthographia, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ὀρθογραφία (orthographía).


Izraelo

(biblical) the second son of Isaak, born Jakob, who received the name of Izrael after a fight with a messenger of God