absido

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Hellenic *áptō
Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)
Ancient Greek -σις (-sis)
Ancient Greek ἁψίς (hapsís)bor.
Latin apsis
Latin absidalbor.
Esperanto absido

    Learned borrowing from Latin absida.[1] First attested in 1933.[2]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /abˈsido/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ido
    • Syllabification: ab‧si‧do

    Noun

    absido (accusative singular absidon, plural absidoj, accusative plural absidojn)

    1. (architecture) apse
      • 2017 July, Last, “La plej konata baroka monumento en Vilnius”, in Monato, volume 38, number 7, →ISSN, page 21:
        La barokstilan preĝejon oni planis en la formo de latina kruco, entenanta du turojn, kupulon kaj duonrondan absidon.
        The Baroque-style cathedral was designed in the form of a Latin cross, containing two towers, a cupola and a semicircular apse.

    References

    1. ^ Cherpillod (2003), “absido”
    2. ^ Neves & Pabst (2022), page 74: “absid/”

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