flugilo

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *plew-
Proto-Indo-European *plewk-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *pléwketi
Proto-Germanic *fleuganą
Proto-Germanic *flugiz
Old High German flug
Middle High German [Term?]
German Flugbor.
Esperanto flugi
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Slavic *-dloder.
Proto-Indo-European *-lósder.?
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Proto-Indo-European *-tromder.?
Proto-Germanic *-ilazder.
Esperanto -ilo
Esperanto flugilo

    From flugi (“to fly”) + -ilo (“tool”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /fluˈɡilo/
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    • Rhymes: -ilo
    • Syllabification: flu‧gi‧lo
    • Hyphenation: flug‧ilo

    Noun

    flugilo (accusative singular flugilon, plural flugiloj, accusative plural flugilojn)

    1. (anatomy, aviation) wing
      Tiu birdido havas tiel malgrandegajn flugilojn.
      That baby bird has such tiny wings.
      Pardonu min, sinjoro, sed unu el la flugiloj de la aviadilo fajras.
      Excuse me, sir, but one of the airplane's wings is on fire.
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