esperanto
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /espeˈɾanto/ [es.peˈɾãn̪.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -anto
- Syllabification: es‧pe‧ran‧to
Noun
esperanto m (uncountable)
- nonstandard spelling of esperantu
Usage notes
- Although this spelling is nonstandard, it is more common.
Basque
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es̺peɾanto/ [es̺.pe.ɾãn̪.t̪o]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -anto, -o
- Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧to
Noun
esperanto inan
Declension
| indefinite | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | esperanto | esperantoa |
| ergative | — | esperantoak |
| dative | — | esperantoari |
| genitive | — | esperantoaren |
| comitative | — | esperantoarekin |
| causative | — | esperantoarengatik |
| benefactive | — | esperantoarentzat |
| instrumental | esperantoz | esperantoaz |
| inessive | — | esperantoan |
| locative | — | — |
| allative | — | — |
| terminative | — | — |
| directive | — | — |
| destinative | — | — |
| ablative | — | — |
| partitive | esperantorik | — |
| prolative | esperantotzat | — |
Further reading
- “esperanto”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “esperanto”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
esperanto m
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛspɛranto]
- Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧to
Noun
esperanto n (relational adjective esperantský)
- Esperanto (auxiliary language)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “esperanto”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “esperanto”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “esperanto”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
- “esperanto”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [es.bəˈʁɑn.to]
- Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧to
Proper noun
esperanto n
- Esperanto (auxiliary language)
Further reading
- “esperanto” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “esperanto” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
- “esperanto” in Svensk-Dansk Ordbog
Esperanto
Etymology
Singular present nominal active participle of esperi (“to hope”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /espeˈranto/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -anto
- Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧to
Noun
esperanto (accusative singular esperanton, plural esperantoj, accusative plural esperantojn)
Faroese
Etymology
From Esperanto esperanto/Esperanto.
Noun
esperanto n (genitive singular esperantos, uncountable)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈesperɑnto/, [ˈe̞s̠pe̞ˌrɑ̝n̪t̪o̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑnto
- Syllabification(key): es‧pe‧ran‧to
- Hyphenation(key): es‧pe‧ran‧to
Noun
esperanto
Declension
| Inflection of esperanto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | esperanto | — | |
| genitive | esperanton | — | |
| partitive | esperantoa | — | |
| illative | esperantoon | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | esperanto | — | |
| accusative | nom. | esperanto | — |
| gen. | esperanton | ||
| genitive | esperanton | — | |
| partitive | esperantoa | — | |
| inessive | esperantossa | — | |
| elative | esperantosta | — | |
| illative | esperantoon | — | |
| adessive | esperantolla | — | |
| ablative | esperantolta | — | |
| allative | esperantolle | — | |
| essive | esperantona | — | |
| translative | esperantoksi | — | |
| abessive | esperantotta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “esperanto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Ido
Verb
esperanto
- singular nominal present active participle of esperar
Interlingua
Etymology
Noun
esperanto
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es.peˈran.to/
- Rhymes: -anto
- Hyphenation: e‧spe‧ràn‧to
Noun
esperanto m (uncountable)
- Esperanto (language)
Adjective
esperanto (invariable)
- (relational) Esperanto
Anagrams
Kashubian
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛs.pɛˈran.tɔ/
- Rhymes: -antɔ
- Syllabification: es‧pe‧ran‧to
Noun
esperanto n (related adjective esperancczi)
- Esperanto (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)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Jan Trepczyk (1994) “esperanto”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
- Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “esperanto”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[2]
- “esperanto”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
Latvian
Etymology
Noun
esperanto m (invariable)
Lithuanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɛsʲpʲɛˈrɑˑntoː]
- Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧to
Proper noun
esperánto m (uncountable, indeclinable)
- Esperanto (the international auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “esperanto”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
- “esperanto”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
- “esperanto”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
- “esperanto”, entry by Laurynas Skūpas, in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
esperanto m (definite singular esperantoen, uncountable)
References
- “esperanto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
esperanto m (definite singular esperantoen, uncountable)
References
- “esperanto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Etymology
Noun
esperanto m (uncountable)
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛs.pɛˈran.tɔ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -antɔ
- Syllabification: es‧pe‧ran‧to
Noun
esperanto n (indeclinable, related adjective esperancki)
- Esperanto (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)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | esperanto |
| genitive | esperanta |
| dative | esperantu |
| accusative | esperanto |
| instrumental | esperantem |
| locative | esperancie |
| vocative | esperanto |
or
Indeclinable.
Derived terms
Further reading
- esperanto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- esperanto in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- esperanto in PWN's encyclopedia
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.peˈɾɐ̃.tu/, /es.peˈɾɐ̃.tu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.peˈɾɐ̃.tu/, /eʃ.peˈɾɐ̃.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.peˈɾɐ̃.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.tu/
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
- Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧to
Noun
esperanto m (usually uncountable, plural esperantos)
- Esperanto (an auxiliary language)
Derived terms
Romanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.
Noun
esperanto n (uncountable)
- Esperanto (an auxiliary language)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esperǎnto/
- Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧to
Noun
esperànto m inan (Cyrillic spelling еспера̀нто)
- (uncountable) Esperanto
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /espeˈɾanto/ [es.peˈɾãn̪.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -anto
- Syllabification: es‧pe‧ran‧to
Noun
esperanto m (uncountable)
- Esperanto
- 2019 February 17, Francisco Martínez Hoyos, “10 idiomas que se crearon de la nada”, in La Vanguardia[3]:
- Todos hemos oído hablar del esperanto, inventado por el doctor Zamenhof con la esperanza de que la humanidad pudiera entenderse mejor a través de una lengua común. […] Por este medio emite Muzaiko, una radio con una programación en esperanto 24 horas al día.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading
- “esperanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛs.pər.ˈan.tɔ/, /ˌɛs.pər.ˈan.tʊ/
Noun
esperanto c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | esperanto | esperantos |
| definite | esperanton | esperantons | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |