"fako" meaning in Esperanto

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfako/ Forms: fakon [accusative, singular], fakoj [plural], fakojn [accusative, plural]
Rhymes: -ako Etymology: Etymology tree German Fachbor. Esperanto fako Borrowed from German Fach. Etymology templates: {{ety|eo|:bor|de:Fach|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree German Fachbor. Esperanto fako [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Fach", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Esperanto", "term" : "fako", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "eo" }" data-lang="eo" data-title="fako"> Borrowed from German Fach. Head templates: {{eo-head}} fako (accusative singular fakon, plural fakoj, accusative plural fakojn)
  1. a compartment (of a drawer, chest, etc.)
    Sense id: en-fako-eo-noun-2oTZbRHh Categories (other): Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto Disambiguation of Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto: 60 40
  2. (figuratively) a department (of a field of study, organization, store, magazine, etc.), specialization, division Tags: figuratively Synonyms: departemento
    Sense id: en-fako-eo-noun-8qd71YIU Categories (other): Esperanto entries referencing missing etymons, Esperanto entries with etymology texts, Esperanto entries with etymology trees, Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Esperanto entries referencing missing etymons: 16 84 Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with etymology texts: 20 80 Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with etymology trees: 20 80 Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: faka, faklingvo
Categories (other): Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro, Esperanto BRO6, Esperanto GCSE10 Disambiguation of Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro: 0 0 Disambiguation of Esperanto BRO6: 0 0 Disambiguation of Esperanto GCSE10: 0 0

Inflected forms

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