Esperanto

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Etymology

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From kolego (colleague) +‎ -aro (collection).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [koleɡˈaro]
  • Rhymes: -aro
  • Hyphenation: ko‧leg‧a‧ro

Noun

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kolegaro (accusative singular kolegaron, plural kolegaroj, accusative plural kolegarojn)

  1. colleagues, set of colleagues.
    • 1891, L. L. Zamenhof, “La Espero”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      Nia diligenta kolegaro
      en laboro paca ne laciĝos,
      ĝis la bela sonĝo de l' homaro
      por eterna ben' efektiviĝos.
      Our diligent set of colleagues
      in peaceful labor will never tire,
      until the beautiful dream of humanity
      for eternal blessing is realized.