kontroli
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Etymology edit
From French contrôler, Italian controllare, German kontrollieren, all from Medieval Latin contrarotulum (“counter-roll or register used to verify accounts”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kontroli (present kontrolas, past kontrolis, future kontrolos, conditional kontrolus, volitive kontrolu)
- (transitive) to check; to check up; to supervise; to verify
Usage notes edit
The word kontroli is a false friend to "control" in English; see regi.