Esperantist

See also: esperantist

English

Etymology

Calque of Esperanto esperantisto. Equivalent to Esperanto +‎ -ist.

Adjective

Esperantist (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Esperanto.
    Underlying every Esperanto enthusiast is the Esperantist ideal that the world would be a better place if everyone could understand each other better.

Translations

Noun

Esperantist (plural Esperantists)

  1. A specialist or speaker of Esperanto, the international auxiliary language designed by L. L. Zamenhof.
    • 1914, Richard Bartholdt and A. Christen, Esperanto: Hearings before the Committee on Education, U.S. Government Printing Office, Project Gutenberg transcription:
      A growing number of Esperantists all over the world are using the services of the U. E. A.
    • 1969, Eco-logos, volumes 15-16, page 124:
      It is said that many of the early Catholic Esperantists, in particular, were frightened by this prospect—and it is, indeed, true that the Catholic element in early Idism is striking.

Synonyms

(speaker of Esperanto):

Translations

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Calque of Esperanto esperantisto, from Esperanto +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation
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Noun

Esperantist m (weak, genitive Esperantisten, plural Esperantisten, feminine Esperantistin)

  1. Esperantist (male or of unspecified gender)

Declension
Declension of Esperantist [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Esperantist die Esperantisten
genitive eines des Esperantisten der Esperantisten
dative einem dem Esperantisten den Esperantisten
accusative einen den Esperantisten die Esperantisten

Coordinate terms

Further reading
  • “Esperantist” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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