pulvo

Esperanto

Etymology

From German Pulver, Italian polvere, and Latin pulvis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpulvo/

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• Rhymes: -ulvo
• Syllabification: pul‧vo

Noun

pulvo (accusative singular pulvon, plural pulvoj, accusative plural pulvojn)

1. powder, gunpowder
   • 1905, L. L. Zamenhof, Fundamento de Esperanto, Ekzercaro:

     Unu fajrero estas sufiĉa, por eksplodigi pulvon.

     One spark is sufficient, to explode gunpowder.

Derived terms

nouns

• pulvejo
• pulvoturo
• pulvujo

Related terms

• pulvoro (“powder”)

Further reading

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