objekto
Esperanto
Etymology
From Latin obiectum (“object”, literally “thrown against”), from obiectus, perfect passive participle of obiciō (“throw against”), from ob (“against”) + iaciō (“throw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /obˈjekto/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ekto
Noun
objekto (accusative singular objekton, plural objektoj, accusative plural objektojn)
- a material thing, an object
- Synonym: aĵo
- field of study, subject of contemplation, etc.
- Synonyms: lernobjekto, studobjekto
- (linguistics) object (of a verb, preposition, etc.)
Usage notes
The difference between temo and objekto is nuanced. temo is a subject in the sense of a topic that something is about, objekto is more of an objective.
For example, Van Gogh's famous painting Starry Night might be said to have the night sky as its subject, but an emotion it expresses as its objective.
Derived terms
- artobjekto (“artistic creation”)
- celobjekto (“something aimed at, target”)
Ido
Alternative forms
- obyekto (archaic)
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto objekto, English object, French objet, German Objekt, Italian oggetto, Russian объе́кт (obʺjékt), Spanish objeto, from Latin obiectum (“object”, literally “thrown against”), from obiectus, perfect passive participle of obiciō (“throw against”), from ob (“against”) + iaciō (“throw”).
Noun
objekto (plural objekti)
Derived terms
- objektala (“objective”)
- objektaleso (“objectivity”)
- objektalo (“object glass”)
See also
References
- Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 414