spleno

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Latin splēn, from Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “milt”), deriving from the earlier belief that the spleen was the seat of bad temper. Doublet of lieno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈspleno]
• Rhymes: -eno
• Hyphenation: sple‧no

Noun

spleno (accusative singular splenon, plural splenoj, accusative plural splenojn)

1. listlessness, boredom

   Antonym: entuziasmo

   Coordinate terms: deprimo, nigra, melankolio

See also

• enuo

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English spleen and based on French splénique, Italian splenico, Spanish esplénico, German Splenektomie, Russian спленэктоми́я (splenɛktomíja) and other such words. Decision no. 1329, Progreso VII.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspleno/
• Rhymes: -eno

Noun

spleno (plural spleni)

1. (anatomy) spleen

See also

• splino

References

• Progreso IV (in Ido), 1911–1912, page 664
• Progreso V (in Ido), 1912–1913, page 35
• Progreso VII (in Ido), 1914, page 131