gazontondilo

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Frankish *wasōbor.

Old French gason

Middle French gazon

French gazonbor.

Esperanto gazono

French tondrebor.

Esperanto tondi

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Slavic *-dloder.

Proto-Indo-European *-lósder.?

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Proto-Indo-European *-tromder.?

Proto-Germanic *-ilazder.

Esperanto -ilo

Esperanto tondilo

Esperanto gazontondilo

From gazono (“lawn, yard”) + tondilo (“scissors”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡazontonˈdilo/

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• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: ga‧zon‧ton‧di‧lo

Noun

gazontondilo (accusative singular gazontondilon, plural gazontondiloj, accusative plural gazontondilojn)

1. lawnmower