Esperanto

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 See also 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 External links 2 Catalan 2.1 Noun 3 Czech 3.1 Noun 4 Dutch 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Noun 5 Esperanto 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Etymology 5.3 Noun 5.4 See also 6 German 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Noun 7 Interlingua 7.1 Noun 8 Italian 8.1 Noun 8.2 See also 9 Portuguese 9.1 Noun 10 Romanian 10.1 Noun

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Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

From Esperanto esperanto (“‘one who hopes’”), from French espérer, from Latin sperare (“‘to hope’”). Originally, this was the pseudonym assumed by the language's creator, L. L. Zamenhof, and the language was called Lingvo Internacia (“‘international language’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ĕs"pə-răn'tō, ĕs"pə-rän'tō
• (RP)
  • IPA: /ˌɛspəˈɹæntəʊ/, /ˌɛspəˈɹɑːntəʊ/
  • SAMPA: /%Esp@"r\{nt@U/, /%Esp@"r\A:nt@U/
• (GenAm)
  • IPA: /ˌɛspəˈɹæntoʊ/, /ˌɛspəˈɹɑntoʊ/
  • SAMPA: /%Esp@"r\{ntoU/, /%Esp@"r\AntoU/

  Rhymes: -æntəʊ, Rhymes: -ɑːntəʊ

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Esperanto

Plural -

Esperanto

1. The name of an 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.
2. (metaphorical) Anything that is used as a single international medium in place of plural distinct national media. Example: "The U.S. dollar is the Esperanto of currency."

[edit] Derived terms

• Esperantic
• Esperantist

[edit] See also

• Category:Esperanto language

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• Reta Vortaro (short : ReVo) a multingual dictionary with esperanto definitions and translations in many languages. See also ReVo
• ISO 639-1 code eo, ISO 639-3 code epo (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Esperanto, epo
• Akademio de Esperanto

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[edit] Catalan

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Esperanto m.

1. Esperanto

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[edit] Czech

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Esperanto n.

1. Esperanto

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[edit] Dutch

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Esperanto n.

1. Esperanto

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[edit] Esperanto

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• IPA: /es.peˈran.to/, SAMPA: /es pe"ran to/

[edit] Etymology

From the verb esperi (“‘to hope’”), which derives from Latin sperare (“‘to hope’”), and the affix -anto; meaning in Esperanto one who hopes. Doktoro Esperanto ("Doctor Hopeful") was the pen-name of Esperanto's author, Dr. Zamenhof, when he published the language in 1887.

[edit] Noun

Esperanto (accusative singular Esperanton)

1. An 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.

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• esperantisto
• esperantujo
• esperantio
• esperantumado
• bonantagulo

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Esperanto n.

1. Esperanto

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[edit] Interlingua

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Esperanto

1. Esperanto

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[edit] Italian

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Esperanto m.

1. Esperanto

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• esperantista

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[edit] Portuguese

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Esperanto m.

1. Esperanto

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[edit] Romanian

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esperanto

1. Esperanto.