sablo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French sable, ultimately from Latin sabulō (“coarse sand, gravel”). Compare Italian sabbia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsablo/

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• Rhymes: -ablo
• Syllabification: sa‧blo

Noun

sablo (accusative singular sablon, plural sabloj, accusative plural sablojn)

1. sand

Meronyms

• sablero (“grain of sand”)

Derived terms

• sablokesto / sabloludejo
• sablejo / sablobenko
• sabloŝtormo
• sabloŝtono
• sablohorloĝo

Further reading

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

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto sablo, French sable, Italian sabbia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.blo/

Noun

sablo (plural sabli)

1. sand

Derived terms

• sabla
• sablo-horlojo (“hourglass”)
• sabloza (“sandy”)