Esperanto Word Formation: Compounds (1)
English and Esperanto have in common the ability to form new words by simply combining existing ones. This is more difficult in a Romance language such as French which relies heavily on prepositions as linking elements between words. To highlight this common feature of English and Esperanto, the present list contains items which are virtually identical in the way they are formed in both languages.
NOTE: Whether compounds are written as one or several "words" or contain one or several hyphens is often quite arbitrary in English.
NOTE: Whether compounds are written as one or several "words" or contain one or several hyphens is often quite arbitrary in English.
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- earring
- orelringo
- surfboard
- surfotabulo
- row boat
- remboato
- toothbrush
- dentobroso
- sailboat
- velboato
- light tower
- lumturo
- coffee bean
- kafbero
- meatball
- viandbuleto
- watermelon
- akvomelono
- beer glass
- bierglaso
- raincoat
- pluvmantelo
- hair dryer
- harsekigilo
- bathtub
- bankuvo
- sunflower
- sunfloro
- jump rope
- saltŝnuro
- teapot
- tepoto
- bottle opener
- botelmalfermilo
- fish hook
- fiŝhoko
- shower curtain
- duĉkurteno
- armchair
- brakseĝo
- table tennis
- tabloteniso
- fruit salad
- fruktosalato
- undershirt
- subĉemizo
- toilet paper
- necesejpapero
- traffic light
- trafiklumo
- wine bottle
- vinbotelo
- backpack
- dorsosako
- orange juice
- oranĝosuko
- picture frame
- pentraĵkadro
- underclothes
- subvestoj