esperanto

esperanto

See also: Esperanto, esperantó, and espéranto

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espeˈɾanto/, [es.peˈɾãn̪.t̪o]

Noun

esperanto m (uncountable)

1. Nonstandard spelling of esperantu.

Usage notes

• Although this spelling is nonstandard, it is more common.

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Basque

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es̺peɾanto/, [e̞s̺.pe̞.ɾãn̪.t̪o̞]

Noun

esperanto inan

1. Esperanto

Declension

Declension of esperanto (inanimate, singular only, ending in vowel)
	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	esperanto	esperantoa	—
ergative	—	esperantoak	—
dative	—	esperantoari	—
genitive	—	esperantoaren	—
comitative	—	esperantoarekin	—
causative	—	esperantoarengatik	—
benefactive	—	esperantoarentzat	—
instrumental	esperantoz	esperantoaz	—
inessive	—	esperantoan	—
locative	—	—	—
allative	—	—	—
terminative	—	—	—
directive	—	—	—
destinative	—	—	—
ablative	—	—	—
partitive	esperantorik	—	—
prolative	esperantotzat	—	—

Further reading

• "esperanto" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “esperanto” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

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Catalan

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

esperanto m

1. Esperanto

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Czech

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛspɛranto]

Noun

esperanto n

1. Esperanto

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Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

Proper noun

esperanto

1. Esperanto

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Esperanto

Etymology

Singular present nominal active participle of esperi (“to hope”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espeˈranto/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧to
• Rhymes: -anto

Noun

esperanto (accusative singular esperanton, plural esperantoj, accusative plural esperantojn)

1. Alternative spelling of Esperanto
2. one who hopes/is hoping

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Faroese

Etymology

From Esperanto esperanto/Esperanto.

Noun

esperanto n (genitive singular esperantos, uncountable)

1. Esperanto

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Finnish

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈesperɑnto/, [ˈe̞s̠pe̞ˌrɑn̪t̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑnto
• Syllabification^(key): es‧pe‧ran‧to

Noun

esperanto

1. Esperanto

Declension

Inflection of esperanto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		esperanto	—
genitive		esperanton	—
partitive		esperantoa	—
illative		esperantoon	—
		singular	plural
nominative		esperanto	—
accusative	nom.	esperanto	—
	gen.	esperanton
genitive		esperanton	—
partitive		esperantoa	—
inessive		esperantossa	—
elative		esperantosta	—
illative		esperantoon	—
adessive		esperantolla	—
ablative		esperantolta	—
allative		esperantolle	—
essive		esperantona	—
translative		esperantoksi	—
instructive		—	—
abessive		esperantotta	—
comitative		—	—

Possessive forms of esperanto (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	esperantoni	esperantomme
2nd person	esperantosi	esperantonne
3rd person	esperantonsa

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Ido

Verb

esperanto

1. singular nominal present active participle of esperar

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Interlingua

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Noun

esperanto

1. Esperanto

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Italian

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.speˈran.to/
• Rhymes: -anto
• Hyphenation: e‧spe‧ràn‧to

Noun

esperanto m (uncountable)

1. Esperanto (language)

Adjective

esperanto (invariable)

1. (relational) Esperanto

Anagrams

• pensatore, speronate

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Latvian

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Noun

esperanto m (invariable)

1. Esperanto

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Noun

esperanto m (definite singular esperantoen, uncountable)

1. Esperanto

References

• “esperanto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Noun

esperanto m (definite singular esperantoen, uncountable)

1. Esperanto

References

• “esperanto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Occitan

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Noun

esperanto m (uncountable)

1. Esperanto

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.pɛˈran.tɔ/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -antɔ
• Syllabification: es‧pe‧ran‧to

Noun

esperanto n

1. Esperanto

Declension

Declension of esperanto

	singular
nominative	esperanto
genitive	esperanta
dative	esperantu
accusative	esperanto
instrumental	esperantem
locative	esperancie
vocative	esperanto

or

Indeclinable.

Derived terms

adjective

• esperancki

 

nouns

• esperantysta
• esperantystka

 

Further reading

• esperanto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• esperanto in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.peˈɾɐ̃.tu/, /es.peˈɾɐ̃.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.peˈɾɐ̃.tu/, /es.peˈɾɐ̃.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.peˈɾɐ̃.tu/, /eʃ.peˈɾɐ̃.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.peˈɾɐ̃.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.tu/

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
• Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧to

Noun

esperanto m (usually uncountable, plural esperantos)

1. Esperanto (an auxiliary language)

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Romanian

Alternative forms

• Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

Noun

esperanto n (uncountable)

1. Esperanto (an auxiliary language)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esperǎnto/
• Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧to

Noun

esperànto m (Cyrillic spelling еспера̀нто)

1. (uncountable) Esperanto

Declension

Declension of esperanto

	singular
nominative	esperanto
genitive	esperanta
dative	esperantu
accusative	esperanto
vocative	esperanto
locative	esperantu
instrumental	esperantom

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Spanish

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /espeˈɾanto/ [es.peˈɾãn̪.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -anto
• Syllabification: es‧pe‧ran‧to

Noun

esperanto m (uncountable)

1. Esperanto

Further reading

• “esperanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Swedish

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛs.pər.ˈan.tɔ/, /ˌɛs.pər.ˈan.tʊ/

Noun

esperanto c

1. Esperanto

Declension

Declension of esperanto
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	esperanto	esperanton	—	—
Genitive	esperantos	esperantons	—	—

Anagrams

• poeternas