plear
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English play. Decision no. 1285, Progreso VII.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pleˈar/
Verb
plear (present pleas, past pleis, future pleos, conditional pleus, imperative pleez)
- (transitive) to play (a musical instrument, a role in a play, etc.)
- Me povas plear plura kansoni per piano. ― I can play several songs on piano.
- Qua rolon pleas vu en la nova filmo? ― What role do you play in the new movie?
Conjugation
Conjugation of plear
 | present | past | future | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | plear | pleir | pleor | ||||
| tense | pleas | pleis | pleos | ||||
| conditional | pleus | ||||||
| imperative | pleez | ||||||
| adjective active participle | pleanta | pleinta | pleonta | ||||
| adverbial active participle | pleante | pleinte | pleonte | ||||
| nominal active participle | singular | pleanto | pleinto | pleonto | |||
| plural | pleanti | pleinti | pleonti | ||||
| adjective passive participle | pleata | pleita | pleota | ||||
| adverbial passive participle | pleate | pleite | pleote | ||||
| nominal passive participle | singular | pleato | pleito | pleoto | |||
| plural | pleati | pleiti | pleoti | ||||
Derived terms
- pleachar (“to strum, thrum ((violin)”)
- alto-pleisto (“a viola player”)
- kosho-pleisto (“chimer”)
See also
- ludar (“to play (games, etc.)”)
References
- Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, pages 35, 411
- Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 66
- Progreso VII (in Ido), 1914, page 72
Latin
Verb
plear
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of pleō