agla

See also: Agla, ağla, and aglà

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin aquilader.

Old Occitan aiglabor.?

Latin aquilader.

Old French aigle

Middle French aigle

French aiglebor.

Esperanto aglo

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

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Latin -a

Italian -ader.

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Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto agla

From aglo + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɡla/

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• Rhymes: -aɡla
• Syllabification: a‧gla

Adjective

agla (accusative singular aglan, plural aglaj, accusative plural aglajn)

1. aquiline (of, pertaining to or characteristic of eagles)
   • 1904, E. W., "Dua Originala Skizeto", The Esperantist, Vol. 1, No. 9, The London Esperanto Club, page 142

     Ŝi havis brunajn okulojn, aglan nazon, firman mentonon kaj voĉon kiu neniam estis laŭta, kvankam ofte severega.

     She had brown eyes, an aquiline nose, a firm chin and voice which was never loud, even if it was often very severe.

See also

• agleca

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin aquila; in the same vein as Spanish aguila and other Romance-derived forms

Pronunciation

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Noun

agla f (plural aglas)

1. eagle