Esperanto

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ veni.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [enˈveni]
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  • Rhymes: -eni
  • Hyphenation: en‧ve‧ni

Verb

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enveni (present envenas, past envenis, future envenos, conditional envenus, volitive envenu)

  1. (transitive) to come into
  2. (biblical, intransitive) to make love
    • 1915, L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Malnova Testamento, Genezo 29:30.
      Kaj Jakob envenis ankaŭ al Raĥel, kaj li amis Raĥelon pli ol Lean.
      And Jacob also made love to Rachel, and he loved Rachel more than Leah.

Conjugation

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