Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

ek- +‎ silenta (silent).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [eksiˈlenti]
  • Rhymes: -enti
  • Hyphenation: ek‧si‧len‧ti

Verb edit

eksilenti (present eksilentas, past eksilentis, future eksilentos, conditional eksilentus, volitive eksilentu)

  1. to become quiet, to fall silent
    • 1907, Kabe, chapter 5, in La Faraono, part 1, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:
      Li levis la manon, ĉiuj eksilentis, kaj li komencis paroli: []
      He raised his hand, all feel silent, and he started speaking: []

Conjugation edit