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Etymology
Derived from Latin splēn, from Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “milt”), deriving from the earlier belief that the spleen was the seat of bad temper. Doublet of lieno.
Pronunciation
Noun
spleno (accusative singular splenon, plural splenoj, accusative plural splenojn)
- listlessness, boredom
- Antonym: entuziasmo
- Coordinate terms: deprimo, nigra, melankolio
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Etymology
Borrowed from English spleen and based on French splénique, Italian splenico, Spanish esplénico, German Splenektomie, Russian спленэктоми́я (splenɛktomíja) and other such words. Decision no. 1329, Progreso VII.
Pronunciation
Noun
spleno (plural spleni)
- (anatomy) spleen
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References
- Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 664
- Progreso V (in Ido), 1912–1913, page 35
- Progreso VII (in Ido), 1914, page 131