dorno

Esperanto

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdorno]
  • Rhymes: -orno
  • Hyphenation: dor‧no

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Dorn and Yiddish דאָרן (dorn).

Noun

dorno (accusative singular dornon, plural dornoj, accusative plural dornojn)

  1. (biology) thorn, spine, prickle (sharp, protective spine of a plant)
    La ŝelo de ananaso kutime estas kovrita per malgrandaj dornoj.
    Pineapple skin is usually covered in small spikes.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English thorn.

Noun

dorno (accusative singular dornon, plural dornoj, accusative plural dornojn)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter Þ/þ.
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