plonĝi

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French plonger, from Vulgar Latin *plumbicare, from Latin plumbum (“lead”). Compare English plunge.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplond͡ʒi/
  • Rhymes: -ond͡ʒi
  • Hyphenation: plon‧ĝi

Verb

plonĝi (present plonĝas, past plonĝis, future plonĝos, conditional plonĝus, volitive plonĝu)

  1. (transitive) to plunge, immerse something in liquid

Derived terms

  • plonĝiĝi (“to plunge (intransitive)”)
  • plonĝisto (“diver”)
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