hisopo

See also: hisopó

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hiˈsopo]

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• Rhymes: -opo
• Hyphenation: hi‧so‧po

Noun

hisopo (accusative singular hisopon, plural hisopoj, accusative plural hisopojn)

1. hyssop (plant of the mint family)
   • 1907, L. L. Zamenhof, El la Biblio, PSALMO LI.‎^[1]:

     Senpekigu min per hisopo, kaj mi fariĝos pura; lavu min, kaj ml estos pli blanka ol neĝo.

     Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will become clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hiˈsopo/

Noun

hisopo (plural hisopi)

1. hyssop (plant of the mint family)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈsopo/ [iˈso.po]
• Rhymes: -opo
• Syllabification: hi‧so‧po

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin hȳsōpum, hyssōpum, from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος (hússōpos), from some Semitic source. See the Greek term for more information. Cognate with English hyssop.

Noun

hisopo m (plural hisopos)

1. hyssop
2. aspergillium

   Synonym: aspersorio

3. (by extension) cotton swab, abbreviation of "hisopo de algodón"

Derived terms

• hisopar (verb)
• hisopillo m

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hisopo

1. first-person singular present indicative of hisopar

Further reading

• “hisopo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014