flugpilko
Esperanto
Etymology
From flugo (“flight”) + pilko (“ball”), a calque of English volleyball.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fluɡˈpilko/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ilko
- Hyphenation: flug‧pil‧ko
Noun
flugpilko (accusative singular flugpilkon, plural flugpilkoj, accusative plural flugpilkojn)
- (uncountable) volleyball (team sport)
- Synonyms: flugpilkado, volejbalo
- (countable) volleyball (ball in team sport)
Derived terms
- flugpilkado
- flugpilkisto
Further reading
- “flugpilko”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda, 2020
- “pilk”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997