adolto

Esperanto

Etymology

From French adulte, Italian adulto, English adult, all from Latin adultus.

The "u" was changed to "o" to avoid honomyny with the root of adulti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈdolto]
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• Rhymes: -olto
• Hyphenation: a‧dol‧to

Noun

adolto (accusative singular adolton, plural adoltoj, accusative plural adoltojn)

1. adult, grownup

Synonyms

• plenkreskulo

Related terms

• adolta (“adult (adjective)”)
• adolteco (“adulthood”)