iomete
Esperanto
Etymology
From iom (“some amount”) + -et- (diminutive suffix) + -e (adverbial ending).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ioˈmete/
Audio 1: (file) Audio 2: (file) - Rhymes: -ete
- Syllabification: i‧o‧me‧te
- Hyphenation: iom‧ete
Adverb
iomete
- slightly, a little
- 2025 September 29, Jorge Nogueras, “La plej mallonga tago”, in uea.facila[1], archived from the original on 12 December 2025:
- Nu, plej verŝajne sciencistoj ĉikanus vin, kaj klarigus al vi, ke fakte tagoj daŭras foje iomete pli, foje iomete malpli.
- Well, most likely scientists would argue with you frivolously, and explain to you, that days in fact last sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less.
See also
Further reading
- “iomete”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
- “iomete”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-present
- Wells, John C. (1992), “iom, dash, little, triffle”, in Concise Esperanto and English Dictionary[2], →ISBN, pages 90, 227, 297, 399
- Benson, Peter J. (1995), “bit, dash, degree, mite, slight”, in Comprehensive English-Esperanto Dictionary[3], →ISBN, pages 71, 152, 157, 332, 477
- Butler, Montagu C. (1967), “iom”, in Esperanto-English Dictionary[4], →OL, page 184
- Motteau, Achille (1907), “iom”, in Esperanto-English Dictionary[5], →OCLC, page 57