abnegacio

Esperanto

Etymology

    Borrowed from English abnegation, French abnégation, Italian abnegazione,[1] from Latin abnegātiō,[2] from abnegō (refuse, deny), from ab (off) + negō (deny; refuse, say no). First attested in 1904.[3]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /abneɡaˈt͡sio/
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    • Rhymes: -io
    • Syllabification: ab‧ne‧ga‧ci‧o

    Noun

    abnegacio (accusative singular abnegacion, plural abnegacioj, accusative plural abnegaciojn)

    1. abnegation, self-denial

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    References

    1. ^ Ebbe Vilborg, “abnegacio”, in Etimologia Vortaro de Esperanto [Etymological Dictionary of Esperanto], volume 1, →ISBN, page 17
    2. ^ André Cherpillod, “abnegacio”, in Konciza Etimologia Vortaro [Concise Etymological Dictionary], →ISBN
    3. ^ Neves; Pabst (2022), “abnegacio”, in Historia Vortaro de Esperanto, →ISBN, page 74

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