kelkfoje
Esperanto
Etymology
From kelka (“some”) + fojo (“time”) + -e (adverbial suffix); a calque of French quelquefois, derived from Middle French quelquefoys (“sometimes”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kelkˈfoje/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -oje
- Hyphenation: kelk‧fo‧je
Adverb
kelkfoje
- sometimes (on certain occasions, but not always)
Related terms
Descendants
- Ido: kelkafoye
Further reading
- Benson, Peter J (1995) Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary, El Cerrito, CA, USA: Esperanto League for North America, page 484, column 1: "sometimes, (on various occasions), (kelk)foje; (kelk)foja".
- O'Connor, John Charles; Hayes, Charles Frederic (1907) English-Esperanto Dictionary, London, UK: Review of Reviews Office, archived from [the original] on 12 July 2007, page 162, column 2: "Sometimes, kelkfoje".
- Motteau, Achille (1907) English-Esperanto Dictionary, 3rd edition, London, UK: Hachette & Co., archived from [the original] on 23 July 2008, page 40, column 2: "foj-o, (occasion, time): [...] kelka -e, sometimes".