Esperanto
English
symbol of Esperanto
Etymology
From Esperanto esperanto (“one who hopes”), from French espérer, from Latin sperare (“to hope”). Originally, this was the pseudonym assumed by the language's creator, L. L. Zamenhof, and the language was called Lingvo Internacia (“international language”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ĕs"pə-răn'tō, ĕs"pə-rän'tō
- (Received Pronunciation)
- IPA(key): /ˌɛspəˈɹæntəʊ/, /ˌɛspəˈɹɑːntəʊ/
- (General American)
- IPA(key): /ˌɛspəˈɹæntoʊ/, /ˌɛspəˈɹɑntoʊ/
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Audio (US) (file)
- Rhymes: -æntəʊ, Rhymes: -ɑːntəʊ
Proper noun
Esperanto
- An international auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof with a base vocabulary inspired by Indo-European languages such as English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian, and having a streamlined grammar with completely regular conjugations, declensions, and inflections.
- (figuratively) Anything that is used as a single international medium in place of plural distinct national media.
- The U.S. dollar is the Esperanto of currency.
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Quotations
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Esperanto.
Derived terms
Translations
auxiliary language
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See also
- Category:Esperanto language
- Appendix:Esperanto Swadesh list for a Swadesh list of basic vocabulary words in Esperanto
Further reading
- Reta Vortaro (short : ReVo) a multingual dictionary with esperanto definitions and translations in many languages. See also ReVo
- ISO 639-1 code eo, ISO 639-3 code epo
- Ethnologue entry for Esperanto, eo
- Akademio de Esperanto
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛs.pəˈrɑn.toː/
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audio (file) - Hyphenation: Es‧pe‧ran‧to
Noun
Esperanto n (uncountable)
Esperanto
Etymology
From the verb esperi (“to hope”), which ultimately derives from Latin sperare (“to hope”), and the affix -anto; meaning in Esperanto one who hopes. Doktoro Esperanto ("Doctor Hopeful") was the pen-name of Esperanto's author, Dr. Zamenhof, when he published the language in 1887.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es.peˈran.to/, /es.peˈɾɐn.to/, /ɛs.pɛˈɾan.tɔ/
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Audio (file)
Proper noun
Esperanto (accusative Esperanto)
Derived terms
- esperanta (“of or relating to Esperanto”)
- esperantano (“proponent of Esperanto”)
- Esperantido
- esperantigi (“translate to Esperanto”)
- Esperantio, (dated) Esperantujo (“notional land of Esperantists”)
- esperantismo (“the ideal of a neutral, universal auxiliary language”)
- esperantistiĝi (“become an Esperantist”)
- esperantisto (“active user of Esperanto, Esperantist”)
- esperantologio (“linguistic study of Esperanto, Esperantology”)
- esperantologo (“specialist in Esperantology, an Esperantologist”)
- esperantumado (“use of Esperanto, Esperanto-related activities”)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛspəˈʁanto/
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audio (file)
Proper noun
Esperanto n (genitive Esperanto)
Usage notes
- The word can be used with or without a definite article: (Das) Esperanto ist eine Kunstsprache. (“Esperanto is a constructed language.”) The form with no article is generally more common, but the article is necessary in the genitive case (die Grammatik des Esperanto) and with the preposition in (die Pluralbildung im Esperanto).
Further reading
- Esperanto in Duden online
Ido
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /espeˈranto/
Proper noun
Esperanto
Synonyms
Derived terms
- Esperantala
- Esperantisto
- Esperantismo
See also
Interlingua
Noun
Esperanto
Italian
Noun
Esperanto m
See also
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Esperanto m (uncountable)
- IPA(key): /ˈispeˈɾɐ̃tʊ/
Noun
Esperanto m (uncountable)
- Misspelling of esperanto.
Romanian
Noun
Esperanto n (uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of esperanto
Turkish
Etymology
Proper noun
Esperanto
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