klubano

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *klumpô

Old Norse klubbabor.

Middle English clubbe

English clubbor.

Esperanto klubo

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Proto-Italic *-ānos

Latin -ānusbor.

Esperanto -ano

Esperanto klubano

From klubo (“club”) + -ano (“member”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kluˈbano/

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: klu‧ba‧no
• Hyphenation: klub‧ano

Noun

klubano (accusative singular klubanon, plural klubanoj, accusative plural klubanojn)

1. club member
   • 1906, Max Talmey, Practical and Theoretical Esperanto: A Handy Textbook for Beginners and Advanced Students, for Self-Instruction and Teaching Purposes, Containing Elementary Grammar Formation of Words, Complete Syntax and Exercises, page 87:

     Multaj anoj aliĝis al nia klubo en mallonga tempo; ni havas nun pli ol tridek klubanojn.

     Many members joined our club in a short time; we now have more than thirty club members.

   • 1969, “Esperanto Rondo Estaro”, in Vox Lycei 1968-1969, Ottawa, Ont.: The Students of the Lisgar Collegiate Institute, page 68:

     Klubanoj nun korespondas kun ge-Esperantistojen Nederlando, Cehslovakujo, kaj Hispanujo.

     Members now correspond with Esperantists in the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia, and Spain.

     (Translation from the same page.)

   • 2007, Ziko van Dijk, Informado praktike [Information in Practice], Antwerp: Flandra Esperanto-Ligo [Flemish Esperanto League], →ISBN, page 19:

     Subtenanto cetere povas esti ekzemple la frato de klubano, kiu gastigas eksterlandajn esperantistojn dum renkontiĝo.

     Moreover, a supporter can be, for example, the brother of a club member who hosts foreign Esperantists during a meeting.