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-eskar

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See also: eskar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ēscere. Was probably adopted before Progreso, probably through Idiom Neutral -eskar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛsˈkar/

Suffix

-eskar

(with a verbal root) begin to, start
‎sidar (“to sit; be sitting”) + ‎-eskar → ‎sideskar (“sit down, take a seat”)
(with an adjectival root) become, get
‎richa (“rich”) + ‎-eskar → ‎richeskar (“to become rich”)

Usage notes

In early Ido (until the late 1910s) this suffix was used after verbal roots to form a verb with exclusively an inchoative active meaning.

Synonyms

(archaic) -ijar

Derived terms

Ido terms suffixed with -eskar

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