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/
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  • Rhymes: -oje
  • Hyphenation: kelk‧fo‧je

Adverb

kelkfoje

  1. sometimes (on certain occasions, but not always)
    Synonyms: fojfoje, iafoje, iufoje, foje
    Mi kelkfoje vizitas mian fratinon dimanĉe.Sometimes I visit my sister on Sundays.

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".