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edzo

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See also: edző

Esperanto

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Etymology

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    Back-formation from edzino, without the feminine suffix -ino.[1][2]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈed͡zo/[3]
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    • Rhymes: -ed͡zo
    • Syllabification: e‧dzo

    Noun

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    edzo (accusative singular edzon, plural edzoj, accusative plural edzojn)

    1. husband
      Estas ankoraŭ tradicie en ĉi tiu kulturo por edzino adopti la familian nomon de sia edzo.
      It is still traditional in this culture for a wife to adopt her husband's family name.
      • 2025 November 27, Renée Triolle, “La unua eŭropano, kiu vizitis Tibeton Alexandra David-Néel (1868-1969)”, in uea.facila[1], archived from the original on 23 December 2025:
        Ŝia edzo bone komprenis ŝian neordinaran karakteron, kaj ĝin akceptis.
        Her husband understood her unusual character and accepted it.

    Derived terms

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    adjectives
    nouns
    verbs
    • edzigi (to marry, wed) (a man as an officiator)
    • edziĝi (to get married) (as a man)
    • edzinigi (to marry, wed) (a woman as an officiator)
    • edziniĝi (to get married) (as a woman)
    • geedzigi (to marry, wed) (a man and a woman as an officiator)
    • geedziĝi (to get married) (as a man and a woman)

    References

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    1. ^ Cherpillod, André (2003), “edzo”, in Konciza Etimologia Vortaro [Concise Etymological Dictionary] (in Esperanto), Universala Esperanto-Asocio, →ISBN
    2. ^ Ebbe Vilborg, “edzo”, in Etimologia Vortaro de Esperanto [Etymological Dictionary of Esperanto], volume 2, →ISBN, page 16
    3. ^ Kalocsay & Waringhien, Plena Analiza Gramatiko de Esperanto

    Further reading

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    Nupe

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    Edzòzhì

    Etymology 1

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    From e- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ dzò (to plant).

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    Noun

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    edzò (plural edzòzhì)

    1. seed

    Etymology 2

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    From è- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ dzó (to play).

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    Noun

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    èdzó (plural èdzózhì)

    1. game
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