Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

From palpebro (eyelid) +‎ -um- +‎ -i.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [palpeˈbrumi]
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  • Rhymes: -umi
  • Hyphenation: pal‧pe‧bru‧mi

Verb edit

palpebrumi (present palpebrumas, past palpebrumis, future palpebrumos, conditional palpebrumus, volitive palpebrumu)

  1. (intransitive) to blink
  2. (intransitive) to twinkle (Fundamento)
    • 1929, Olgin, “En printempo”, in Sennaciulo, page 274:
      La steloj palpebrumis sur la profunde-lazura ĉielo.
      The stars twinkled in the deep blue sky.

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