kombini

From Italian combinare, French combiner, German kombinieren, English combine, Russian комбини́ровать (kombinírovatʹ), Polish kombinować, all from Late Latin combīnō (“I combine, unite”).

• IPA^(key): [komˈbini]
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• Rhymes: -ini
• Hyphenation: kom‧bi‧ni

kombini (present kombinas, past kombinis, future kombinos, conditional kombinus, volitive kombinu)

1. (transitive) To join or merge to form a single unit or substance; to amalgamate, merge.

   Kombinu la farunon kun la margarino kaj salo.

   Combine the flour with the margarine and salt.

2. (transitive) To unite for a common purpose; to cooperate, collaborate.

   Instruistaroj kombinis por trakti diversajn problemojn.

   Groups of teachers combined to tackle a variety of problems.

• miksi (“to mix”)