tekto

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from French toit, Italian tetto, Spanish techo, all ultimately from Latin tēctum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛk.to/

Noun

tekto (plural tekti)

  1. roof (also of carriages, automobiles, etc.)
    • Juergen Viol (tr.), La Evangelio segun Markus, II 4, page 5.
      E pro ke li ne trovis pas-laso pro la multa homi, li facis aperto en la tekto e lasis la lito, sur qua la paralizito jacis, tra la aperto.
      And because they did not find a passageway because of the many people, they made an opening in the roof and let the bed, on which the paralytic lay, through the opening.

Derived terms

  • destektizar (to unroof)
  • sentektigar (to unroof)
  • tektajo (roofing)
  • tektizar (to roof, add a roof to)
  • tekto-kanaleto (gutter)
  • tekto-kanalo (gutter)
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