nekonato

Esperanto

Etymology

The sense "stranger", originally from ne- +‎ konato, dates back to some of Zamenhof's earliest Esperanto writings (including the 1888 Dua Libro); the word was later reanalyzed as an inflection of the verb nekoni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nekoˈnato/
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  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Syllabification: ne‧ko‧na‧to

Noun

nekonato (accusative singular nekonaton, plural nekonatoj, accusative plural nekonatojn)

  1. stranger (one who is not known)
  2. singular present nominal passive participle of nekoni
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