preteksto

Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French prétexte, from Latin praetextum (“an ornament, etc., wrought in front, a pretense”), neuter of praetextus, past participle of praetexere (“to weave before, fringe or border, allege”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /preˈteksto/
Hyphenation: pre‧teks‧to
Rhymes: -eksto

Noun edit

preteksto (accusative singular pretekston, plural pretekstoj, accusative plural pretekstojn)