samideano

Esperanto

Etymology

From sama (same) + ideo (idea) + -ano (member). Supposedly coined in a letter by Louis de Beaufront to an unknown Esperantist in 1890 or 1891, as an alternative to samlingvano.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /samideˈano/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧mi‧de‧a‧no
  • Rhymes: -ano

Noun

samideano (accusative singular samideanon, plural samideanoj, accusative plural samideanojn)

  1. one who shares a communal idea, especially:
  2. fellow Esperantist
    • 1905, L. L. Zamenhof, speech at the first World Congress of Esperanto.
      Mi salutas vin, karaj samideanoj, fratoj kaj fratinoj el la granda tutmonda homa familio.
      I greet you, dear comrades, brothers and sisters from the great worldwide human family.

Usage notes

In Esperanto culture, used as a friendly form of address from one Esperantist to another.

Abbreviations

See also

References

  1. Louis de Beaufront (1925) Kompleta Gramatiko Detaloza, page 140

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto samideano, equivalent to sama (same) + ideo (idea) + -ano (partisan). Supposedly coined in a letter by Louis de Beaufront.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sam.i.deˈa.no/

Noun

samideano (plural samideani)

  1. partisan of the same idea or movement; co-opinionist
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