Esperantist
See also: esperantist
English Edit
Etymology Edit
Calque of Esperanto esperantisto, from Esperanto + ist.
Adjective Edit
Esperantist (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, or characteristic of Esperanto.
- Underlying every Esperanto enthusiast is the Esperantist ideal that the world would be a better place if everyone could understand each other better.
Noun Edit
Esperantist (plural Esperantists)
- A specialist or speaker of Esperanto, the international auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof.
- 1914, Richard Bartholdt and A. Christen, Esperanto: Hearings before the Committee on Education, U.S. Government Printing Office, Project Gutenberg transcription:
- A growing number of Esperantists all over the world are using the services of the U. E. A.
- 1969, Eco-logos, volumes 15-16, page 124:
- It is said that many of the early Catholic Esperantists, in particular, were frightened by this prospect—and it is, indeed, true that the Catholic element in early Idism is striking.
- 1914, Richard Bartholdt and A. Christen, Esperanto: Hearings before the Committee on Education, U.S. Government Printing Office, Project Gutenberg transcription:
Synonyms Edit
(speaker of Esperanto):
Translations Edit
specialist or speaker of Esperanto
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Anagrams Edit
German Edit
Etymology Edit
Calque of Esperanto esperantisto, from Esperanto + -ist.
Pronunciation Edit
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Noun Edit
Esperantist m (weak, genitive Esperantisten, plural Esperantisten, feminine Esperantistin)
- Esperantist (male or of unspecified gender)
Declension Edit
Declension of Esperantist [masculine, weak]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Esperantist | die | Esperantisten |
genitive | eines | des | Esperantisten | der | Esperantisten |
dative | einem | dem | Esperantisten | den | Esperantisten |
accusative | einen | den | Esperantisten | die | Esperantisten |
Coordinate terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- “Esperantist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache