lanco

See also: lanço

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English lance, French lance, Italian lancia, German Lanze, Yiddish לאַנס (lans), Polish lanca, all from Latin lancea (“small javelin, lance, light spear”). Compare Portuguese lança, Spanish lanza, Romanian lance, Catalan llança. Doublet of lanĉi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlant͡so]
• Rhymes: -ant͡so
• Hyphenation: lan‧co

Noun

lanco (accusative singular lancon, plural lancoj, accusative plural lancojn)

1. lance, spear

   Synonym: ponardego

Derived terms

• ĵetlanco (“javelin”)
• lancpiki (“to spear”)
• lancpinto (“spearhead”)

 

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto lanco, English lance, French lance, Portuguese lança, Italian lancia, Spanish lanza, German Lanze, all from Latin lancea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlant͡so/

Noun

lanco (plural lanci)

1. lance, spear

Derived terms

• lancagar (“to spear, lance”)
• lanceto (“small spear; (surg.) lancet”)