Esperanto

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Etymology

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From tero (earth, soil, ground) +‎ tremo (shake, tremble).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [terˈtremo]
  • Rhymes: -emo
  • Hyphenation: ter‧tre‧mo

Noun

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tertremo (accusative singular tertremon, plural tertremoj, accusative plural tertremojn)

  1. (geology) earthquake

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Esperanto tertremo. Equivalent to tero +‎ tremo.

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Noun

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tertremo (plural tertremi)

  1. earthquake