Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

lui (to rent) +‎ doni (to give).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [luˈdoni]
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  • Rhymes: -oni
  • Hyphenation: lu‧do‧ni

Verb edit

ludoni (present ludonas, past ludonis, future ludonos, conditional ludonus, volitive ludonu)

  1. (transitive) to rent (something to someone)
    • 1907, Kabe, chapter 5, in La Faraono, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:
      [] oni devas trovi liajn infanojn, pagi por ilia liberigo kaj ludoni al ili pecon da tero.
      [] his children must be found and bought their freedom, and a piece of land must be rented out to them.

Conjugation edit