# esperanto
## Asturian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /espeˈɾanto/ [es.peˈɾãn̪.t̪o]

### Noun

esperanto m (uncountable)
* Nonstandard spelling of esperantu.

#### Usage notes

* Although this spelling is nonstandard, it is more common.

## Basque
### Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /es̺peɾanto/, [e̞s̺.pe̞.ɾãn̪.t̪o̞]

### Noun

esperanto inan
* Esperanto

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “esperanto”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “esperanto”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Catalan
### Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

esperanto m
* Esperanto

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛspɛranto]
* Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧to

### Noun

esperanto n (relational adjective esperantský)
* Esperanto (auxiliary language)

#### Derived terms

* esperantista m

### Further reading

* “esperanto”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “esperanto”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “esperanto” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2025, slovnikcestiny.cz
* “esperanto”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [es.bəˈʁɑn.to]
* Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧to

### Proper noun

esperanto n
* Esperanto (auxiliary language)

### Further reading

* “esperanto” in Den Danske Ordbog
* “esperanto” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
* “esperanto” in Svensk-Dansk Ordbog

## Esperanto
### Etymology

Singular present nominal active participle of esperi (“to hope”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [espeˈranto]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -anto
* Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧to

### Noun

esperanto (accusative singular esperanton, plural esperantoj, accusative plural esperantojn)
* Alternative spelling of Esperanto
* singular present nominal active participle of esperi

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Esperanto esperanto/Esperanto.

### Noun

esperanto n (genitive singular esperantos, uncountable)
* Esperanto

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈesperɑnto/, [ˈe̞s̠pe̞ˌrɑ̝n̪t̪o̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑnto
* Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧to

### Noun

esperanto
* Esperanto

#### Declension

Possessive forms of esperanto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
esperantoni
accusative
nom.
esperantoni
gen.
esperantoni
genitive
esperantoni
partitive
esperantoani
inessive
esperantossani
elative
esperantostani
illative
esperantooni
adessive
esperantollani
ablative
esperantoltani
allative
esperantolleni
essive
esperantonani
translative
esperantokseni
abessive
esperantottani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
esperantosi
accusative
nom.
esperantosi
gen.
esperantosi
genitive
esperantosi
partitive
esperantoasi
inessive
esperantossasi
elative
esperantostasi
illative
esperantoosi
adessive
esperantollasi
ablative
esperantoltasi
allative
esperantollesi
essive
esperantonasi
translative
esperantoksesi
abessive
esperantottasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
esperantomme
accusative
nom.
esperantomme
gen.
esperantomme
genitive
esperantomme
partitive
esperantoamme
inessive
esperantossamme
elative
esperantostamme
illative
esperantoomme
adessive
esperantollamme
ablative
esperantoltamme
allative
esperantollemme
essive
esperantonamme
translative
esperantoksemme
abessive
esperantottamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
esperantonne
accusative
nom.
esperantonne
gen.
esperantonne
genitive
esperantonne
partitive
esperantoanne
inessive
esperantossanne
elative
esperantostanne
illative
esperantoonne
adessive
esperantollanne
ablative
esperantoltanne
allative
esperantollenne
essive
esperantonanne
translative
esperantoksenne
abessive
esperantottanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
esperantonsa
accusative
nom.
esperantonsa
gen.
esperantonsa
genitive
esperantonsa
partitive
esperantoaan esperantoansa
inessive
esperantossaan esperantossansa
elative
esperantostaan esperantostansa
illative
esperantoonsa
adessive
esperantollaan esperantollansa
ablative
esperantoltaan esperantoltansa
allative
esperantolleen esperantollensa
essive
esperantonaan esperantonansa
translative
esperantokseen esperantoksensa
abessive
esperantottaan esperantottansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* esperantonkielinen

### Further reading

* “esperanto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Ido
### Verb

esperanto
* singular nominal present active participle of esperar

## Interlingua
### Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

### Noun

esperanto
* Esperanto

## Italian
### Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /e.speˈran.to/
* Rhymes: -anto
* Hyphenation: e‧spe‧ràn‧to

### Noun

esperanto m (uncountable)
* Esperanto (language)

### Adjective

esperanto (invariable)
* (relational) Esperanto

### Anagrams

* pensatore, speronate

## Kashubian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛs.pɛˈran.tɔ/
* Rhymes: -antɔ
* Syllabification: es‧pe‧ran‧to

### Noun

esperanto n (related adjective esperancczi)
* Esperanto (international auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof with a base vocabulary inspired by Indo-European languages such as English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian, and having a streamlined grammar with completely regular conjugations, declensions, and inflections)

#### Derived terms

* esperantista

### Further reading

* Jan Trepczyk (1994) “esperanto”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
* Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “esperanto”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
* “esperanto”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

## Latvian
### Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

### Noun

esperanto m (invariable)
* Esperanto

## Lithuanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɛsʲpʲɛˈrɑˑntoː]
* Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧to

### Proper noun

esperánto m (uncountable, indeclinable)
* Esperanto (the international auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof)

#### Derived terms

* esperántininkas

### Further reading

* “esperanto”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
* “esperanto”, in Bendrinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of common Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, n.d.
* “esperanto”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025
* esperanto, entry by Laurynas Skūpas, in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

### Noun

esperanto m (definite singular esperantoen, uncountable)
* Esperanto

### References

* “esperanto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

### Noun

esperanto m (definite singular esperantoen, uncountable)
* Esperanto

### References

* “esperanto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

### Noun

esperanto m (uncountable)
* Esperanto

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛs.pɛˈran.tɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -antɔ
* Syllabification: es‧pe‧ran‧to

### Noun

esperanto n (indeclinable, related adjective esperancki)
* Esperanto (international auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof with a base vocabulary inspired by Indo-European languages such as English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Russian, and having a streamlined grammar with completely regular conjugations, declensions, and inflections)

#### Declension

or
Indeclinable.

#### Derived terms

* esperantysta
* esperantystka

### Further reading

* esperanto in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* esperanto in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* esperanto in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /is.peˈɾɐ̃.tu/, /es.peˈɾɐ̃.tu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /is.peˈɾɐ̃.tu/, /es.peˈɾɐ̃.tu/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /iʃ.peˈɾɐ̃.tu/, /eʃ.peˈɾɐ̃.tu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /es.peˈɾɐ̃.to/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃ.pɨˈɾɐ̃.tu/
* Rhymes: -ɐ̃tu
* Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧to

### Noun

esperanto m (usually uncountable, plural esperantos)
* Esperanto (an auxiliary language)

## Romanian
### Alternative forms

* Esperanto

### Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto Esperanto.

### Noun

esperanto n (uncountable)
* Esperanto (an auxiliary language)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esperǎnto/
* Hyphenation: es‧pe‧ran‧to

### Noun

esperànto m (Cyrillic spelling еспера̀нто)
* (uncountable) Esperanto

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /espeˈɾanto/ [es.peˈɾãn̪.t̪o]
* Rhymes: -anto
* Syllabification: es‧pe‧ran‧to

### Noun

esperanto m (uncountable)
* Esperanto

### Further reading

* “esperanto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Esperanto Esperanto.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌɛs.pər.ˈan.tɔ/, /ˌɛs.pər.ˈan.tʊ/

### Noun

esperanto c
* Esperanto

#### Declension
### Anagrams

* poeternas