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FREE ESPERANTO VOCABULARY LIST

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VOCABULARY

-- A --
aet/i to buy angul/o corner, angle
adia goodbye anka also
aer/o air ankora still (adv)
afabl/a kind, friendly anstata instead of
afer/o case, affair, thing anta in front of,
Afrik/o Africa before
agrabl/a pleasant, nice apart/a separate
ao age apena barely, scarcely
ajn -ever, any aper/i to appear
akcept/i to accept apetit/o appetite
akr/a sharp april/o April
akv/o water apud beside
al to(wards) arb/o tree
al/i/i to join (i) art/o art
al/ven/i to arrive (i) atend/i to wait for
ali/a other atest/i to testify
almena at least (adv) a or
alt/a high, tall ad/i to hear
am/i to love agust/o August
amas/o mass, crowd askult/i to listen
amba both at/o automobile, car
amik/o friend atobus/o bus, coach
angl/o Englishman atun/o autumn, fall
av/o grandfather
-- B --
balda soon (adv) blu/a blue
bat/i to hit, to beat bon/a good
batal/i to fight bord/o border, shore,
bel/a lovely, beautiful bank
best/o animal bov/o cow, bull, ox
bezon/i to need, brak/o arm
to require bril/i to shine
bicikl/o bicycle bru/i to make a noise
bier/o beer brul/i to burn, to be
bigami/o bigamy on fire (intr)
bilard/o billiards, pool brun/a brown
bildo picture, image bub/o boy, lad, brat
bird/o bird bufed/o buffet
blank/a white bu/o mouth
blind/a blind butik/o shop
blond/a blonde butikum/i to go (be) out
shopping
-- C --
cel/o target, goal ci thou (rare)
cent hundred cigared/o cigarette
cert/a sure, certain
-- --
ambr/o room i (indicates
apel/o hat proximity)
ar because, since iel/o heaven, sky
(conjuction) irka approximately,
as/i to hunt, chase around (adv)
e at okolad/o chocolate
eval/o horse u (interrogative)
(is it true that...)
-- D --
da of (quantity) diman/o Sunday
danc/i to dance dir/i to say
dank/i to thank direkt/o direction
dar/i to continue, last disk/o disk, record
de of, from divers/a varied
decembr/o December do therefore, so,
dek ten then (conj)
dekstr/a right (side) dol/a sweet
demand/i ask (a question) dolor/o pain
de/nov/e again, once more dom/o house, building
dens/a dense, thick don/i to give
dent/o tooth dorm/i to sleep
dev/i must, to have to du two, 2
dezir/i to wish, desire dub/i to doubt (tr.)
di/o god dum while, during
dik/a thick, fat
-- E --
e even (adv) en in
edz/o husband erar/o error
e/o echo eskim/o Eskimo
ekster outside, out of esper/i to hope
ekzempl/o example esperant/o Esperanto
ekzerc/i to exercise est/i to be
el out of, from Eklid/o Euclid
elekt/i to choose, Erop/a European
to elect
-- F --
facil/a easy flank/o side
fajr/o fire flav/a yellow
fal/i to fall flor/o flower
famili/o family flug/i to fly
far/i to do, to make foj/o time, occasion
fart/i to fare, to feel for far, away (adv)
februar/o February forges/i to forget
feli/a happy form/o form
fenestr/o window fort/a strong
fer/o iron frap/i to hit, to strike
ferm/i to close frat/o brother
fest/i to celebrate fral/o bachelor
fil/o son fral/in/o unmarried woman
fin/i to finish, to end fremd/a foreign, alien
(transitive) fru/a early
fingr/o finger frukt/o fruit
fi/o fish fum/o smoke
-- G --
gaj/a happy, cheerful gol/o goal (scored)
gajn/i to win, acquire grand/a big, large
gazet/o magazine grav/a important
geografi/o geography griz/a gray
glaci/o ice gust/o taste
glas/o (drinking) glass gust/um/i to taste
glob/o globe, sphere something (tr.)
-- --
angal/o jungle is until, as far as
arden/o garden oj/i to be glad
i it ust/a correct, exact
-- H --
ha! ah! (interj) hiera yesterday
halt/i to stop (intr) histori/o history
har/o (one) hair ho! o!, oh! (interj)
hav/i to have hodia today
hejm/o home hom/o person
hel/a bright, clear hor/o hour, time of day
help/i to help hund/o dog
herb/o grass
-- --
or/o choir
-- I --
ide/o idea instru/i to teach
ili they inter among, between
imag/i to imagine interes/o interest
indian/o (American) interes/i to interest (tr.)
indian intern/a internal, inside
infan/o child ir/i to go
insekt/o insect
-- J --
ja indeed jen here is/are
jat/o yacht sometimes...
jam already (adv) jes yes
januar/o January juli/o July
jar/o year jun/a young
je (indefinite juni/o June
preposition) just/a just, fair
-- --
aluz/o jealousy urnal/o newspaper
ad/o Thursday us just (now)
et/i to throw
-- K --
kaf/o coffee konsent/i to agree
kaj and (conjunct.) konsil/i to advise
Kalgari/o Calgary konstru/i to build
kalkul/i to calculate, kontent/a satisfied, content
to count kontra against,
kamp/o field, area opposite (prep)
kanjon/o canyon kor/o heart
kant/i to sing korespond/i to correspond,
kap/o head exchange letters
kapt/i to catch korp/o body
kar/a dear kort/o yard, courtyard
ka/i to hide (trans.) kost/i to cost
kat/o cat kovert/o envelope
kaz/o cause kovr/i to cover
ke that (conjunct.) kred/i to believe
kelk/a some kresk/i to grow (intr.)
klar/a clear kri/i to yell, to cry out
klin/i to bow, to incline krom besides,
to lean over (tr.) except (prep)
klub/o club, group ktp and so on (abbr.)
knab/o boy (kaj tiel plu)
kokakol/o Coke kuir/i to cook
kol/o neck kuk/o cake
kolekt/i to collect (trans.) kun with (preposition)
koler/i to be angry kunikl/o rabbit
kolor/o color kur/i to run
komenc/i to begin kura/a brave, courageous
(something) (tr.) kurs/o course,
komerc/i to trade, series of lessons
to do business ku/i to lie down
kompren/i to understand kutim/o custom, habit
komun/a common, general kvankam although (conj)
kon/i to know kvar four, 4
konduk/i to lead kvaza as if, as though
kongres/o congress, (conj, adv)
convention kvin five, 5
-- L --
la the (def article) liber/a free, independent
labor/i to work libr/o book
lac/a tired lig/o league, alliance
lakt/o milk lig/i to tie, to bind
land/o country, land lign/o wood
lar/a wide limonad/o lemonade
las/i to leave, to allow lingv/o language
last/a last lini/o line
la according to, lit/o bed
along (prep) lo/i to reside
lav/i to wash (tr) lok/o place, position
lecion/o lesson London/o London
leg/i to read long/a long
lern/i to learn lud/i to play
leter/o letter lum/o light
lev/i to lift lund/o Monday
li he
-- M --
maj/o May (month) mi I, me
man/o hand mil (one) thousand
man/i to eat milion/o million
mank/i to be lacking, milit/i to wage war
to be absent minut/o minute
mar/o sea, ocean mir/i to marvel,
mard/o Tuesday to be amazed
mark/o sign, mark moment/o moment
mart/o March (month) mon/o money
maten/o morning monat/o month
maten/ breakfast mond/o world
man/o mont/o mountain
mejl/o mile montr/i to show
mem -self, -selves morga tomorrow
membr/o member mort/i to die (intr.)
memor/i to remember mov/i to move
merkred/o Wednesday (something) (tr)
met/i to put, to place mult/a much, a lot of
mez/o middle mur/o wall
mezur/i to measure
(something) (tr)
-- N --
naci/o nation nom/o name
na/i to swim nombr/o number, amount
nask/i to give birth (tr) nord/a north
natur/o nature nov/a new
na nine, 9 Nov-Jork/o New York
naz/o nose novembr/o November
ne no, not nu well!, now! (interj)
neces/a necessary nub/o cloud
ne/o snow nul zero
nek nor, (conjunct) nul/o nil, name of the
neither... nor... number zero
netral/a neutral, impartial nun now
ni we, us nur only (adverb)
nigr/a black nutra/o food, nourishment
nokt/o night
-- O --
oft/a frequent, oni one, people, they
common (indef. pronoun)
ok eight, 8 onkl/o uncle
okaz/i to happen, opini/i to think, to
to occur have an opinion
oktobr/o October ord/o order
okul/o eye ordon/i to order,
okup/i to occupy to command
ol than (comparing) orel/o ear
(conjunction) ost/o bone
ond/o wave ov/o egg
-- P --
pac/o peace plu further, more
paf/i to shoot (adv)
pag/i to pay plum/o pen
pan/o bread pluv/o rain
pantofl/o slipper polus/o pole (as in
paper/o paper North Pole)
pardon/i to forgive, popol/o people, nation
to excuse por for, in order to
Pariz/o Paris (prep)
parol/i to speak pord/o door
part/o part port/i to carry
pas/i to pass post after, behind
pa/i to step, to pace (prep)
patr/o father postul/i to demand,
pec/o piece, bit to require
pen/i to try, po/o pocket
to endeavour pov/i to be able (to)
pens/i to think prav/a right, correct
per by (means of), precip/a main, principal
with (prep) prem/i to press,
to squeeze
perd/i to lose pren/i to take
permes/i to allow, preska almost (adverb)
to permit pret/a ready
person/o person preter beyond, past
pet/i to ask (for), (prep)
to request prezent/i to present
pied/o foot pri about, concerning
pilk/o ball (for playing) (prep)
pla/i to please, printemp/o spring
to be pleasing pro by reason of,
pla/o beach because of (prep)
plank/o floor problem/o problem
plej most (adv) profund/a deep
(superlative) proksim/a near, close
plen/a full promen/i to take a walk
plend/i to complain propr/a (one's) own
plezur/o pleasure, prosper/i to prosper
enjoyment prov/i to try, to test
pli more (adv) pun/i to punish
(comparative) punkt/o point, period
plor/i to cry, to weep pur/a clean, pure
-- R --
rajt/o a right rid/i to laugh
rakont/i to tell, to narrate rigard/i to look (at)
rapid/a quick, fast rimark/i to notice
reg/i to rule, to control rimed/o means, resource
renkont/i to meet ripoz/i to rest
respond/i to answer river/o river
rest/i to remain, rob/o a dress
to continue to be romp/i to break (trans.)
rest/o rest, remainder rond/o round, circle
ricev/i to receive roz/o rose
ri/a rich ru/a red
-- S --
sabat/o Saturday silent/a quiet
sabl/o sand silent/i to be silent
sag/o arrow simpl/a simple
salt/i to jump sinjor/o mister, gentleman
salut/i to greet skatol/o box, case
sam/a same skrib/i to write
san/a healthy soif/i to be thirsty
sandvi/o sandwich sol/a alone
sang/o blood solv/i to solve (tr.)
sat/a satisfied somer/o summer
sci/i to know son/i to sound
se if (conj) spec/o kind, sort
sed but (conj) staci/o (bus) station
se/o chair star/i to stand
sek/a dry stat/o state, condition
sekv/i to follow step/o steppe
semajn/o week strat/o street
sen without (prep) stud/i to study
send/i to send sub under,
sent/i to feel (tr.) beneath (prep)
sep seven, 7 sufer/i to suffer
septembr/o September sufi/a sufficient, enough
ser/i to look for, sukces/i to succeed
to seek suker/o sugar
serv/i to serve sun/o sun
ses six, 6 super over, above (prep)
si reflexive pronoun supr/o top, summit
sid/i to sit sur on, upon (prep)
-- --
af/o sheep i she
ajn/i to seem, ip/o ship
to appear to be ose/o motorway,
an/i to change (tr.) freeway
at/i to like, to value ton/o stone
u/o shoe
-- T --
tabl/o table tip/o type, sort
tag/o day tir/i to pull
tag/man/o lunch tra through (prep)
tajp/i to type traf/i not to miss
tamen however, tran/i to cut
nevertheless trankvil/a calm, quiet
tamtam/o tom-tom trans across, beyond
tas/o cup (prep)
task/o task tre very
te/o tea tri three, 3
teatr/o a theater trink/i to drink
Teksas/o Texas tro too, too much
temp/o time trov/i to find
ten/i to hold, to have tuj immediately
tenis/o tennis turn/i to turn (tr.)
ter/o earth, ground tu/i to touch
tim/i to fear tut/a whole, entire
-- U --
universal/a universal Uson/o USA
unu one, 1 util/a useful
urb/o city, town uz/i to use
-- V --
vagon/o train wagon vetur/i to travel
valiz/o suitcase, luggage (by vehicle)
valor/o value vi you
varb/i to recruit vid/i to see
varm/a warm, hot vila/o village
vast/a vast, huge vin/o wine
vek/i to awake (tr.) vintr/o winter
ven/i to come vir/o man
vend/i to sell (tr.) vitr/o glass (substance)
vendred/o Friday viv/i to live, to be alive
vent/o wind viza/o face
ver/a true, real vizit/i to visit
verd/a green voj/o way, road
vesper/o evening voja/i to travel
vest/o garment, clothes vok/i to call (tr)
veter/o weather vol/i to want to
vort/o word
-- Z --
zorg/i to care for

KORELATIVOJ (Correlatives)

Indefinite Question Pointer Universal Negative

I- KI- TI- I- NENI-


some what that every no
-A IA KIA TIA IA NENIA
quality some kind of, what kind that kind every kind of, no kind of
any kind of of, what (a) of, such a all kinds of
IAL KIAL TIAL IAL NENIAL
-AL
for some why, for so, for that for every for no
reason reason what reason reason reason reason

-AM IAM KIAM TIAM IAM NENIAM


time sometime, when, at then, at always, at never, at
any time, ever what time that time all times no time
-E IE KIE TIE IE NENIE
place somewhere, where, in there, in everywhere, in nowhere,
anywhere what place that place every place in no place
-EN IEN KIEN TIEN IEN NENIEN
direc- anywhere, where to, to there, to everywhere, to nowhere,
tion to any place what place that place every place to no place
-EL IEL KIEL TIEL IEL NENIEL
manner somehow, in how, in that way, in in no way
some way what way thus, so every way
-ES IES KIES TIES IES NENIES
property someone's, whose, that one's everyone's no one's,
anyone's which one's everybody's nobody's
-O IO KIO TIO IO NENIO
thing something, what, that, everything, nothing
anything what thing that thing all things
-OM IOM KIOM TIOM IOM NENIOM
quantity some, how much, so much, the whole, none a bit
somewhat how many as many all of it none
-U IU KIU TIU IU NENIU
person someone, who, what that person, everyone, no one,
or somebody person that one everybody nobody
specific
some, any which, what that every, all, each none, no
object
Note: The "Correlatives table" has only nine rows.
The row for "-EN, Direction" is not on the original table.

Grammatical Endings
-o noun -j plural
-a adjective -n accusative
-e adverb

Verbs
-is past -i infinitive
-as present -us conditional
-os future -u volitive
(imperative, subjuntive)

Participles
active passive
past -int- -it-
present -ant -at-
future -ont- -ot-

Esperanto Affixes, Prefixes, Suffixes

Official Prefixes:

bo- ef- dis- ek- eks- fi- ge- mal- mis- pra- re-

Unofficial Prefixes:

psedo- retro-

Official Suffixes:

-a- -ad- -a- -an- -ar- -j- -ebl- -ec- -eg- -ej- -em-

-end- -er- -estr- -et- -id- -ig- -i- -il- -in- -ind-

-ing- -ist- -nj- -obl- -on- -op- -uj- -ul- -um-

Unofficial Suffixes:

-i- -ism-

Official Prefixes:

bo- relationship by marriage, -in-law


bopatrino = mother-in-law
bofrato = brother-in-law

ef- head, chief


efurbo = capital
efministro = prime minister

dis- dis-, dispersal, separation, scattering, dismemberment


diseti = to scatter about
disdoni = to distribute
disadigi = to broadcast
disigi = to separate, to take apart
disii = to disintegrate, to fall apart
ek- momentary, sudden commencement, beginning of action, or brief lasting action
ekiri = to start
ekbrili = to flash
ekvidi = to notice
ekkrii = to shout out
eki = to begin, to start
ni eku! = let's get started

eks- ex-, former


eksreo = ex-king
eksedzino = ex-wife
eksigi = to discharge (from office), to impeach
eksii = to resign

fi- shameful, nasty, morally bad, moral degradation, contempt


fiago = shameful act
figazeto = "smutty" magazine
fialudi = innuendo, evil insinuation
fikomercisto = swindler
fia = nasty, horrid
fiaa = repulsing in any regard

ge- of both sexes together


gepatroj = parents
gejunuloj = youth, young people
gesinjoroj = ladies and gentleman
gea = of both sexes, unisex

mal- opposite
malgranda = small
malami = to hate
malaperi = to vanish, to disappear
malria = poor
malbona = bad
malbela = ugly
malforta = weak
malfacila = difficult
maldekstra = left
malfermi = to open
malkonsenti = to disagree
mala = opposite
male = on the contrary, contrary to

mis- mis-, amiss, wrongly


miskompreni = to misunderstand
miskompreno = misunderstanding
misuzi = to misuse
misuzo = abuse

pra- remote (time), primordiality, remoteness of relationship, of great antiquity, primeval,


great (in family relationship), ancient, fore-
pratempa, praa = ancient
prahistorio = prehistory
prapatroj = ancestors
pratempo = the ancient past
pranepo = great-grandson
praavo = great-grandfather

re- re-, return, repetition, back, over again


resendi = to send back
reveni = to come back, to return (intr)
redoni = to give back, to return (tr)
rebrili = to reflect
reverki = to re-write (a book, etc.)

Unofficial Prefixes:

psedo- pseudo-
psedoscienco = pseudoscience
psedonomo = pseudonym

retro- backward
retroiri = to retire, withdraw, retreat
retrorigardi = to look back

Official Suffixes:

-a- scorn, disparagement, contemptible, disgusting, bad kind


domao = hovel, shack, shanty
skribai = to scrawl
infanao = brat
virinao = hag
evalao = sorry nag
veterao = filthy weather
aulo = creep, thug
aao = abomination

-ad- frequent, repetitive, or habitual action, prolonged action, continuation of action


naado = swimming
pafado = shooting
kuirado = cooking
agadi = to act
agado = action, activity
movado = movement
parolado = a speach
kuradi = to keep on running

-a- thing (concrete idea), a concrete manifestation of an abstraction, the external


manifestation of an activity, a characteristic piece of behaviour, the flesh of an animal, product,
dish
kokinao, kokidao = chicken
entilao = polite, courteous act
manao = food
infanao = a childish act
dolaoj = sweets, candies
sendao = shipment, thing sent
verdao = greenery, something green
fragao = strawberry jam
pakao = package, thing packed
sekaoj = dry goods
bovao = beef
segao = sawdust
fluao = liquid
afao = mutton
ovao = scrambled eggs
ao = a thing, object
Esperantaoj = publications or other collectibles related to Esperanto

-an- member (of a group), inhabitant (of a place or country), partisan, participant, adherent
ano = member
klubano = club member
kursano = a course participant
kongresano = congressman, delegate
vilaano = villager
urbanoj = townspeople
nederlandano = dutchman
londonano = londoner
amerikanoj = americans
kristano = christian

-ar- collective, group, set, a collection of like things


arbaro = forest, woods
anaro = members' body
vortaro = dictionary
libraro = library
adantaro = audience
homaro = mankind
aro = collection, set

-j- pet-name (masculine) [truncation of root optional]


pajo = daddy
Jojo = Johnny, Joe
Tomjo = Tom, Tommy

-ebl- -able, -ible, possibility


legebla = legible
portebla = portable
videbla = visible
manebla = edible
kredebla = credible, believable
kredeble = possibly, probably
eble = perhaps
ebla = possible
ebleco = possibility

-ec- quality, abstract idea, -ness, -ship


blankeco = whiteness
rapideco = speed
silkeca = silky
amikeco = friendship
klareco = clearness
profesoreco = professorship
moleco = softness
malmoleco = hardness
eco = quality

-eg- augmentative, great size, intense degree


bonega = excellent
petegi = to beseech, to implore
domego = mansion
ridegi = to guffaw
varmega = hot
ega = great
ege = very

-ej- place alloted to or characterized by, space


lernejo = school
kuirejo = kitchen
loejo = apartment
vendejo = store
herbejo = meadow
hundejo = dog kennel
preejo = temple, church
ejo = place

-em- propensity, disposition, tendency


babilema = loquacious
parolema = talkative
komprenema = understanding
laborema = hard working, industrious
parema = thrifty
mortema = mortal
ludema = playful
kredema = credulous
kolerema = irascible
suspektema = open to suspicion
samseksema = homosexual
malsamseksema = heterosexual
ambaseksema = bisexusual
ema = inclined, disposed, prone, apt
malema = unwilling, reluctant
eme = willingly, readily
emo = tendency, inclination, disposition
-end- to be -ed, which-must-be-done, necessity of action
pagenda = payable, to be payed, due
detruenda = to be destroyed
solvenda = must be solved
farenda = to be done, must be done

-er- item, unit, fragment, small particle of a whole, element


panero = crumb
enero = link
pluvero = raindrop
monero = coin
pulvero = dust particle
fajrero = spark
sablero = grain of sand
diserigi = to split up, grind down
ero = element, particle, part

-estr- leader, ruler, head, chief


estro = chief
estri = to govern, direct, lead
tatestro = head of state
guberniestro = state governor
staciestro = station master
urbestro = mayor
regnestro = ruler
lernejestro = head-master, principal, school director
ipestro = capitain, ship's master

-et- diminutive
dormeti = to doze, to slumber
libreto = booklet
lageto = pond
dometo = cottage
varmeta = luke-warm
rideti = to smile
eta = small, minimal

-id- offspring, the descendant of, the young of an animal


ido = child, infant, descendant, scion
idoj = progeny
izraelido = israelite
reido = prince
hundido = puppy
katido = kitten
evalido = colt
bovido = calf
kokido = chick

-ig- to make, to render,to cause, to bring about


purigi = to clean, to purify
ebligi = to make possible
mortigi = to kill
plenigi = to fill
blankigi = to whiten
ruinigi = to ruin
bruligi = to burn something (tr) timigi = to frighten plibonigi = to improve something (tr)
lumigi = to put on the light
bindigi = to have bound
starigi = to stand (tr)
sciigi = to let know, to inform
igi = to make someone or to cause something to be

-i- causative, to become, get, action of becoming


edzii = to get married (to become a husband)
edzinii = to get married (to become a wife)
naskii = to be born
ruii = to blush
blankii = to grow white, whiten
plibonii = to improve (intr)
sidii = to sit down, to become seated
movii = to move of itself
enlitii = to get into bed
rulii = to roll (intr)
sciii = to get to know, become aware
ii = to become by self

-il- instrument, means, tool, implement


ilo = tool
hakilo = axe
losilo = key
kudrilo = needle
tranilo = knife
razilo = razor
flugilo = wing
montrilo = pointer, arrow

-in- female, feminine


virino = woman
patrino = mother,
reino = queen
fratino = sister
onklino = aunt
evalino = mare
kokino = hen
ino = female

-ind- worthiness, worthy to be -ed, worth -ing


ladinda = praiseworthy
admirinda = worthy of admiration, admirable
aminda = lovable, worthy of love
memorinda = memorable
vidinda = worth seeing
vizitinda = worth a trip
inda = worthy
-ing- holder, socket, s heath (for one object)
glavingo = scabbard
plumingo = penholder
kandelingo = candlestick

-ist- person habitually occupied or concerned with something, professional or enthusiastic


amateur, adherent, partisan
instruisto = teacher
artisto = artist
pentristo = painter
policisto = policeman
mainisto = machinist
biciklisto = cyclist
maristo = sailor
uisto = shoemaker
drogisto = druggist
marksisto = marxist
Esperantisto = Esperantist

-nj- pet-name (feminine) [truncation of root optional]


panjo = mommy
Manjo = Mary Nenjo = Nellie

-obl- multiple
unuobla = single
duobla = double, twofold
trioble = triply, three times
kvaroble = fourfold, quadruply
dekduoble = twelve times
dudekoble = twenty times
centoble = a hundredfold
multobligi, obligi = to multiply

-on- fraction
duono = half
duonigi = to halve
sesono = sixth
centono = a hundredth part

-op- collective
unuope = one by one, singly
duope = two by two, in twos
kvaropo = quartet
kvarope = four abreast, by fours
centope = by hundreds, a hundred at a time

-uj- (1) container, receptacle


monujo = purse
inkujo = inkstand
ujo = generic container
(2) land, country
Anglujo = England
Esperantujo = Esperanto-land (everywhere where Esperanto is spoken)

(3) tree or bush, bearing fruit


pomujo = apple tree
pirujo = pear-tree
plumujo = plum-tree
vinberujo = vine

Note: usages of -uj- (2) and (3) are becoming archaic/outdated

-ul- person (possesing a certain quality), characterized by


junulo = youth, young man
belulino = beauty
bravulo = brave man
blindulo = blind person
surdulo = deaf person
mutulo = mute person
riulo = rich man
drinkulo = drunkard
saulo = wise man, sage
samseksemulo = homosexual, gay
kunulo = companion
fremdulo = stranger
ulo = person, individual

-um- indefinite relation


malvarmumi = to catch cold
plenumi = to fulfil
tendumi = to camp
literumi = to spell
okulumi = to ogle
foliumi = to browse, to glance (through a book)
kolumo = collar
manumo = wrist band
plandumo = sole (of shoe)
ventumi = to fan
ventumilo = a fan
aerumi = to ventilate
komunumo = community
krucumi = to crucify
amikumi = to be friends
Esperantumi = to use Esperanto (and to enjoy it)

Unofficial Suffixes:

-i- country
Francio = France
Britio = Great Britain
Bulgario = Bulgaria
Meksikio = Mexico

-ism- -ism, theory, system, characteristic behaviour, pattern


platonismo = platonism
protektismo = protectionism
alkoholismo = alcoholism
magnetismo = magnetism
fetiismo = fetishism
anglismo = anglicism

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