Pompejo

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Pompeii, from Oscan 𐌐𐌖𐌌𐌐𐌄 (pumpe, “five”). Doublet of keno, kvin, and punĉo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pomˈpejo]
Rhymes: -ejo
Hyphenation: Pom‧pe‧jo

Proper noun

Pompejo (accusative Pompejon)

Pompeii (ancient Roman town destroyed by Vesuvius in 79 AD)

See also

Herkulano (“Herculaneum”)

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