kabei

Esperanto

FWOTD – 15 December 2022

Etymology

From Kabe (proper noun, pseudonym of Kazimierz Bein) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [kaˈbei]
• Rhymes: -ei
• Hyphenation: ka‧be‧i

Verb

kabei (present kabeas, past kabeis, future kabeos, conditional kabeus, volitive kabeu)

1. (intransitive) to leave the Esperanto movement after having been an active Esperantist
   • 2010 October, Jorge Camacho, “Intervjuo kun Sten Johansson”, in Jorge Camacho, editor, Beletra Almanako 9, page 75:

     Mi naskiĝis en esperantista familio, lernis Esperanton kiel 16-jarulo, poste dum kelkaj jaroj aktivis en la junulara movado sed kabeis pro elreviĝo.

     I was born into an Esperantist family, learnt Esperanto as a 16-year-old, was later active in the [Esperanto] youth movement for several years but left the Esperantist movement because of disillusionment.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kabei present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense kabeas kabeis kabeos active participle kabeanta kabeantaj kabeinta kabeintaj kabeonta kabeontaj acc. kabeantan kabeantajn kabeintan kabeintajn kabeontan kabeontajn nominal active participle kabeanto kabeantoj kabeinto kabeintoj kabeonto kabeontoj acc. kabeanton kabeantojn kabeinton kabeintojn kabeonton kabeontojn adverbial active participle kabeante kabeinte kabeonte infinitive kabei imperative kabeu conditional kabeus

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese cabelo and Spanish cabello and Kabuverdianu kabelu.

Noun

kabei

1. hair