dungi

Esperanto

Etymology

Likely from archaic German dingen (“to engage, employ”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þingōną (“to hold a meeting, discuss, speak for or of”); compare Dutch dingen (“to solicit”), rare English thing (“to reify”, verb), Old Norse þinga (“to hold a meeting”) (see there for further descendants). Perhaps altered to differentiate from dingo (“dingo”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdunɡi/

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• Rhymes: -unɡi
• Syllabification: dun‧gi

Verb

dungi (present dungas, past dungis, future dungos, conditional dungus, volitive dungu)

1. to employ (solicit someone for work)

Conjugation

Conjugation of dungi

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		dungas		dungis		dungos
active participle		dunganta	dungantaj	dunginta	dungintaj	dungonta	dungontaj
	acc.	dungantan	dungantajn	dungintan	dungintajn	dungontan	dungontajn
passive participle		dungata	dungataj	dungita	dungitaj	dungota	dungotaj
	acc.	dungatan	dungatajn	dungitan	dungitajn	dungotan	dungotajn
nominal active participle		dunganto	dungantoj	dunginto	dungintoj	dungonto	dungontoj
	acc.	dunganton	dungantojn	dunginton	dungintojn	dungonton	dungontojn
nominal passive participle		dungato	dungatoj	dungito	dungitoj	dungoto	dungotoj
	acc.	dungaton	dungatojn	dungiton	dungitojn	dungoton	dungotojn
adverbial active participle		dungante		dunginte		dungonte
adverbial passive participle		dungate		dungite		dungote
		infinitive	dungi	imperative	dungu	conditional	dungus

Derived terms

• maldungi (“to fire an employee”)

Related terms

• dungo

See also

• varbi (“to recruit”)

Further reading

• “dungi”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “dungi”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Ido

Noun

dungi

1. plural of dungo

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dund͡ʒʲ]

Noun

dungi f

1. inflection of dungă:
   1. indefinite plural
   2. indefinite genitive/dative singular