esperanto

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Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

Noun

esperanto m (uncountable)

  1. Nonstandard spelling of esperantu.

Usage notes

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

Basque

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

esperanto inan

  1. Esperanto

Declension

Declension of esperanto (inanimate, singular only, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular
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] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • esperanto”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

esperanto m

  1. Esperanto

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

esperanto n (relational adjective esperantský)

  1. Esperanto (auxiliary language)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • esperanto”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • esperanto”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • esperanto” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
  • esperanto”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

Proper noun

esperanto

  1. Esperanto

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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

Faroese

Etymology

From Esperanto esperanto/Esperanto.

Noun

esperanto n (genitive singular esperantos, uncountable)

  1. Esperanto

Finnish

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈesperɑnto/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑnto
  • Hyphenation(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
abessive esperantotta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of esperanto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative esperantoni
accusative nom. esperantoni
gen. esperantoni
genitive esperantoni
partitive esperantoani
inessive esperantossani
elative esperantostani
illative esperantooni
adessive esperantollani
ablative esperantoltani
allative esperantolleni
essive esperantonani
translative esperantokseni
abessive esperantottani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative esperantosi
accusative nom. esperantosi
gen. esperantosi
genitive esperantosi
partitive esperantoasi
inessive esperantossasi
elative esperantostasi
illative esperantoosi
adessive esperantollasi
ablative esperantoltasi
allative esperantollesi
essive esperantonasi
translative esperantoksesi
abessive esperantottasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative esperantomme
accusative nom. esperantomme
gen. esperantomme
genitive esperantomme
partitive esperantoamme
inessive esperantossamme
elative esperantostamme
illative esperantoomme
adessive esperantollamme
ablative esperantoltamme
allative esperantollemme
essive esperantonamme
translative esperantoksemme
abessive esperantottamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative esperantonne
accusative nom. esperantonne
gen. esperantonne
genitive esperantonne
partitive esperantoanne
inessive esperantossanne
elative esperantostanne
illative esperantoonne
adessive esperantollanne
ablative esperantoltanne
allative esperantollenne
essive esperantonanne
translative esperantoksenne
abessive esperantottanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative esperantonsa
accusative nom. esperantonsa
gen. esperantonsa
genitive esperantonsa
partitive esperantoaan
esperantoansa
inessive esperantossaan
esperantossansa
elative esperantostaan
esperantostansa
illative esperantoonsa
adessive esperantollaan
esperantollansa
ablative esperantoltaan
esperantoltansa
allative esperantolleen
esperantollensa
essive esperantonaan
esperantonansa
translative esperantokseen
esperantoksensa
abessive esperantottaan
esperantottansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

(compounds):

Further reading

Ido

Verb

esperanto

  1. singular nominal present active participle of esperar

Interlingua

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Noun

esperanto

  1. Esperanto

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

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

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.pɛˈran.tɔ/
  • Rhymes: -antɔ
  • Syllabification: es‧pe‧ran‧to

Noun

esperanto n (related adjective esperancczi)

  1. Esperanto (international auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof with a base vocabulary inspired by Indo-European languages such as English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian, and having a streamlined grammar with completely regular conjugations, declensions, and inflections)

Derived terms

(nouns):

Further reading

  • Jan Trepczyk (1994) “esperanto”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
  • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “esperanto”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
  • esperanto”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Latvian

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Noun

esperanto m (invariable)

  1. Esperanto

Lithuanian

Lithuanian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia lt

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

esperánto m (uncountable, indeclinable)

  1. Esperanto (the international auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof)

Derived terms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Noun

esperanto m (definite singular esperantoen, uncountable)

  1. Esperanto

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Noun

esperanto m (definite singular esperantoen, uncountable)

  1. Esperanto

References

Occitan

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Noun

esperanto m (uncountable)

  1. Esperanto

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.pɛˈran.tɔ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -antɔ
  • Syllabification: es‧pe‧ran‧to

Noun

esperanto n (indeclinable, related adjective esperancki)

  1. Esperanto (international auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof with a base vocabulary inspired by Indo-European languages such as English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian, and having a streamlined grammar with completely regular conjugations, declensions, and inflections)

Declension

or

Indeclinable.

Derived terms

(nouns):

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

 

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

Noun

esperanto m (usually uncountable, plural esperantos)

  1. Esperanto (an auxiliary language)

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

Noun

esperanto n (uncountable)

  1. Esperanto (an auxiliary language)

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /espeˈɾanto/
  • Rhymes: -anto
  • Syllabification: es‧pe‧ran‧to

Noun

esperanto m (uncountable)

  1. Esperanto

Further reading

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
nominative genitive
singular indefinite esperanto esperantos
definite esperanton esperantons
plural indefinite
definite

Anagrams