vorto

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from German Wort (word).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -orto
  • Hyphenation: vor‧to

Noun

vorto (accusative singular vorton, plural vortoj, accusative plural vortojn)

  1. (linguistics) word
    Synonym: termino
    • 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, Proverbaro Esperanta:
      Por virta orelo ne danĝeras vorto malbela.
      To a virtuous ear, an ugly word holds no danger.
  2. (spoken) promise, word
    • 1910, L. L. Zamenhof, Proverbaro Esperanta:
      Estu sinjoro de via vorto.
      Be a man of your word.
  3. (computing) word

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto vortoEnglish wordGerman Wort, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰo-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔr.to/
  • Hyphenation: vor‧to

Noun

vorto (plural vorti)

  1. word

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Further reading

  • vort-o in Ido-English Dictionary by L. H. Dyer, 1924