Esperanto

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Etymology

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super (above, over) +‎ ŝuti (to dump, to pour).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [superˈʃuti]
  • Rhymes: -uti
  • Hyphenation: su‧per‧ŝu‧ti

Verb

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superŝuti (present superŝutas, past superŝutis, future superŝutos, conditional superŝutus, volitive superŝutu)

  1. to overwhelm, to shower
    • 1907, Kabe, chapter 11, in La Faraono, part 1, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:
      Oni forŝiris homojn de ilia laboro, superŝutis ilin per insidaj demandoj, batis per bastonoj.
      People were torn from their labor, overwhelmed with insidious questions, beaten with sticks.

Conjugation

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