absorbi

See also: absorbí

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Latin absorbere, from ab- (“from”) + sorbere (“suck in”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [abˈsorbi]

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• Rhymes: -orbi
• Hyphenation: ab‧sor‧bi

Verb

absorbi (present absorbas, past absorbis, future absorbos, conditional absorbus, volitive absorbu)

1. (transitive) to absorb, preoccupy
2. (transitive, nonstandard) to soak up, take in

   Synonym: sorbi

   • 1909, L. L. Zamenhof, “Supo el kolbasaj bastonetoj”, in Fabeloj de Andersen [Andersen's Fables]‎^[1], translation of original by Hans Christian Andersen:

     Tiuj libroj estis tiel grasmakulaj, ili certe absorbis en sin tutajn torentojn da larmoj.

     Those books were so greasy, they must have absorbed whole torrents of tears.

Conjugation

Conjugation of absorbi present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense absorbas absorbis absorbos active participle absorbanta absorbantaj absorbinta absorbintaj absorbonta absorbontaj acc. absorbantan absorbantajn absorbintan absorbintajn absorbontan absorbontajn passive participle absorbata absorbataj absorbita absorbitaj absorbota absorbotaj acc. absorbatan absorbatajn absorbitan absorbitajn absorbotan absorbotajn nominal active participle absorbanto absorbantoj absorbinto absorbintoj absorbonto absorbontoj acc. absorbanton absorbantojn absorbinton absorbintojn absorbonton absorbontojn nominal passive participle absorbato absorbatoj absorbito absorbitoj absorboto absorbotoj acc. absorbaton absorbatojn absorbiton absorbitojn absorboton absorbotojn adverbial active participle absorbante absorbinte absorbonte adverbial passive participle absorbate absorbite absorbote infinitive absorbi imperative absorbu conditional absorbus

Derived terms

• absorbiĝi
• absorbiĝo
• absorbiteco

 

See also

• obsedi (“obsess”)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French absorber, from Latin absorbēre, present active infinitive of absorbeō, based on sorbi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [absorˈbi]

Verb

a absorbi (third-person singular present absoarbe, past participle absorbit) 4th conj.

1. to absorb

Conjugation

    conjugation of absorbi (fourth conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a absorbi
gerund			absorbind
past participle			absorbit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	absorb	absorbi	absoarbe	absorbim	absorbiți	absorb
	imperfect	absorbeam	absorbeai	absorbea	absorbeam	absorbeați	absorbeau
	simple perfect	absorbii	absorbiși	absorbi	absorbirăm	absorbirăți	absorbiră
	pluperfect	absorbisem	absorbiseși	absorbise	absorbiserăm	absorbiserăți	absorbiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să absorb	să absorbi	să absoarbă	să absorbim	să absorbiți	să absoarbă
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		absoarbe			absorbiți
	negative		nu absorbi			nu absorbiți

Derived terms

• absorbant
• absorbire
• absorbit

Related terms

• absorbție
• sorbi