lernejo

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *leys-

Proto-Indo-European *(le-)lóys-e

Proto-Germanic *lizanąder.

Proto-West Germanic *liʀnōn

Proto-West Germanic *liʀnēn

Old High German lernēn

Middle High German lernen

German lernender.

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Proto-West Germanic *liʀnōn

Old English leornian

Middle English lernen

English learnder.

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Middle High German lernen

Yiddish לערנען (lernen)der.

Esperanto lerni

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Old French -iebor.

Middle High German -īe

German -eibor.

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)?

Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon)

Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon)lbor.

Greek -είο (-eío)bor.

Esperanto -ejo

Esperanto lernejo

From lerni (“to learn”) +‎ -ejo (“place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lerˈnejo/

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• Rhymes: -ejo
• Syllabification: ler‧ne‧jo
• Hyphenation: lern‧ejo

Noun

lernejo (accusative singular lernejon, plural lernejoj, accusative plural lernejojn)

1. school (institution dedicated to teaching and learning)

Hyponyms

• akademio (“academy”)
• altlernejo, kolegio (“college”)
• bazlernejo, elementa lernejo (“elementary school”)
• gimnazio, liceo, mezlernejo (“secondary school”)
• punlernejo (“reform school”)
• universitato (“university”)
• vesperlernejo (“night school”)

See also

• skolo