Esperanto

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Etymology

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Derived from Latin aedificare (build), from aedēs (dwelling) + facere (make). The word originally meant “construct a building”, also “strengthen”, hence to “build up” morally.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [eˈdifi]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ifi
  • Hyphenation: e‧di‧fi

Verb

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edifi (present edifas, past edifis, future edifos, conditional edifus, volitive edifu)

  1. (transitive) to edify, to uplift
    homo, kies vivo edifas ĉiujna man whose life edifies all
    Lia fervoro edifis ĉiujn ĉeestantojn.
    His zeal uplifted all present.

Conjugation

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