aludeto

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Etymology

From aludo (allusion) +‎ -et- (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Hyphenation: a‧lu‧de‧to

Noun

aludeto (accusative singular aludeton, plural aludetoj, accusative plural aludetojn)

  1. hint
    • G. Badash (translator), Tri Viroj en Boato (Three Men in a Boat) by Jerome K. Jerome, Chapter 8,
      Tion ni trovis tre amuza; ni diris, ke lia serioza sinteno estas duono de la ŝerco. La plej malgranda aludeto liaflanke, ke li scias, kiel ridinda li estas, estus ĉion ruiniginta.
      We thought this very funny: we said his earnest manner was half the humour. The slightest hint on his part that he knew how funny he was would have completely ruined it all.
    • Odd Tangerud (translator), John Gabriel Borkman by Henrik Ibsen, Act I,
      Mi vere aŭdis iun aludeton pri io—
      I have heard something of this (lit. some hint about something)
    • A. Frank Milward (translator), “Kelkaj vortoj kun mumio” (“Some Words with a Mummy”) in La Ovala Portreto kaj aliaj rakontoj by Edgar Allan Poe,
      Mi memoras, ke unufoje, kaj nur unufoje, mi aŭdis iun aludeton de viro kun multaj konjektoj koncerne la devenon de la homa raso
      I remember once, and once only, hearing something remotely hinted, by a man of many speculations, concerning the origin of the human race;

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