"limo" meaning in Esperanto

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Noun

IPA: [ˈlimo] Forms: limon [accusative, singular], limoj [plural], limojn [accusative, plural]
Rhymes: -imo Etymology: Derived from Latin līmes. Etymology templates: {{der|eo|la|līmes}} Latin līmes Head templates: {{eo-head}} limo (accusative singular limon, plural limoj, accusative plural limojn)
  1. border, frontier, boundary
    Sense id: en-limo-eo-noun-M2XcAqNU Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto Disambiguation of Esperanto entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto: 49 51
  2. (figurative) limit, breaking point Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-limo-eo-noun-yHSOZ~ZE Categories (other): Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto Disambiguation of Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ĉirkaŭlimi, dislimi, landlimo, lima, limi, limigi, limiĝi, senlima, templimo
Categories (other): Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro, Esperanto BRO5 Disambiguation of Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro: 0 0 Disambiguation of Esperanto BRO5: 0 0

Inflected forms

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