10 definitions found for esperanto

Esperanto n 1: an artificial language based as far as possible on words common to all the European languages

esperanto personate

Esperanto 1892, from Dr. Esperanto, whose name means in Esperanto, "one who hopes," pen name used on the title page of "Langue internationale," a book about the artificial would-be universal language published 1887 by its inventor, Lazarus Ludwig Zamenhof (1859-1917).

Esperanto noun Etymology: Dr. Esperanto, pseudonym of L. L. Zamenhof died 1917 Polish oculist, its inventor Date: 1892 an artificial international language based as far as possible on words common to the chief European languages • Esperantist noun or adjective

Esperanto
n. an artificial universal language devised in 1887, based on roots common to the chief European languages.
Derivatives:
Esperantist n.
Etymology: the pen-name (f. L sperare hope) of its inventor, L. L. Zamenhof, Polish physician d. 1917

esperanto
n. an artificial universal language devised in 1887, based on roots common to the chief European languages.
Derivatives:
Esperantist n.
Etymology: the pen-name (f. L sperare hope) of its inventor, L. L. Zamenhof, Polish physician d. 1917

Esperanto Esperanto is an invented language which consists of parts of several European languages, and which was designed to help people from different countries communicate with each other. N-UNCOUNT

Esperanto ˌespəˈræntəu n. an artificial universal language devised in 1887, based on roots common to the chief European languages. øøEsperantist n. [the pen-name (f. L sperare hope) of its inventor, L. L. Zamenhof, Polish physician d. 1917]

Esperanto Es`pe*ran"to, n. An artificial language, intended to be universal, devised by Dr. Zamenhof, a Russian, who adopted the pseudonym ``Dr. Esperanto'' in publishing his first pamphlet regarding it in 1887. The vocabulary is very largely based upon words common to the chief European languages, and sounds peculiar to any one language are eliminated. The spelling is phonetic, and the accent (stress) is always on the penult. -- Es`pe*ran"tist, n.

18 Moby Thesaurus words for "Esperanto": Arulo, Blaia Zimondal, Esperantido, Europan, Idiom Neutral, Interlingua, Latinesce, Lingualumina, Lingvo Kosmopolita, Monario, Nov-Esperanto, Nov-Latin, Novial, Occidental, Optez, Pasigraphy, Ro, Romanal