alumeto

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

French allumer

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Old French -et

Middle French -et

French -etder.

French -ette

French allumettebor.

Esperanto alumeto

Borrowed from French allumette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aluˈmeto/

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• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification: a‧lu‧me‧to

Noun

alumeto (accusative singular alumeton, plural alumetoj, accusative plural alumetojn)

1. match (little stick for starting fires)

Derived terms

• alumetskatolo (“matchbox”)
• alumetujo (“matchbox”)

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto alumeto, French allumette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.luˈme.to/

Noun

alumeto (plural alumeti)

1. match (little stick for starting fires)