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Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian ozio, Spanish ocio. Decision no. 378, Progreso IV.
Pronunciation
Noun
ocio (plural ocii)
- (temporary) idleness, unoccupation
Derived terms
- ociado (“idleness, leisure”)
- ocianto (“idler, person of leisure”)
- ociar (“to be idle, be unoccupied”)
- ociema (“lazy, slothful, indolent”)
- ociemo (“loafer, sluggard”)
- ociero (“idler, person of leisure”)
- ocioza (“unoccupied”)
- ociozega (“lazy, slothful, indolent”)
See also
References
- Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 470
- Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 258, 287, 692
- Progreso VI (in Ido), 1913–1914, page 294
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ōtium (“leisure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈoθjo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈosjo/
- Rhymes: -oθjo
- Rhymes: -osjo
- Syllabification: o‧cio
Noun
ocio m (plural ocios)
- leisure
- recreation
- Synonyms: recreación, recreo, esparcimiento
- spare time
- Synonym: tiempo libre
- diversion
- Synonyms: diversión, distracción
Derived terms
Further reading
Venetan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus.
Noun
ocio m (plural oci)
- eye
Interjection
ocio!
- watch out!; beware!; mind!