parentezo

Esperanto

Etymology

From French parenthèse, Italian parentesi, German Parenthese, English parenthesis, all from Late Latin parenthesis (addition of a letter to a syllable in a word), from Ancient Greek παρένθεσις (parénthesis). Compare Portuguese parêntese, Spanish paréntesis, Romanian paranteză, Swedish parentes, Turkish parantez.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /parenˈtezo/
  • Rhymes: -ezo
  • Hyphenation: pa‧ren‧te‧zo

Noun

parentezo (accusative singular parentezon, plural parentezoj, accusative plural parentezojn)

  1. (typography) parenthesis, bracket

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