Esperanto

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Etymology

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From al- +‎ gliti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [alˈɡliti]
  • Rhymes: -iti
  • Hyphenation: al‧gli‧ti

Verb

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algliti (present alglitas, past alglitis, future alglitos, conditional alglitus, volitive alglitu)

  1. to slide or glide up to, toward
    • Vladimir Varankin, Metropoliteno,
      Senbrue alglitis la tria, freŝe kovrita per blua farbo maŝino.
      The third car, freshly painted blue, soundlessly glided up.
    • Bertil Nilsson (translator), La Volo de l’Ĉielo (Himlens vilja) by Artur Lundkvist,
      la hundoj [...] kaǔre alglitas al sia mastro
      the dogs slid over to their master on their haunches

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