virgulo

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto virga

Russian -у́ля (-úlja)bor.?

Proto-Slavic *-uľa

Polish -ulabor.?

Esperanto -ulo

Esperanto virgulo

From virga (“virgin”) + -ulo (“person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /virˈɡulo/

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• Rhymes: -ulo
• Syllabification: vir‧gu‧lo
• Hyphenation: virg‧ulo

Noun

virgulo (accusative singular virgulon, plural virguloj, accusative plural virgulojn)

1. a virgin

Hyponyms

• (neologism) virguliĉo (“virgin man”)
• virgulino (“virgin woman”)

Related terms

• malvirgigi (“to deflower”)

Ido

Etymology

From virgo (“virgin”) +‎ -ulo (“masculine suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /virˈɡulo/

Noun

virgulo (plural virguli)

1. male virgin