absorbi

See also: absorbí

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Italic *ap

Latin abder.

Latin ab-

Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti

Proto-Italic *sorβeō

Latin sorbeō

Latin absorbeō

Old French assorbir

Middle French absorberder.

English absorbder.

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Latin absorbeō

Latin absorbērelbor.

French absorberder.

German absorbierender.

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French absorber

Proto-Slavic *-ovati

Old Polish -ować

Polish -ować

Polish absorbowaćder.

Esperanto absorbi

From English absorb, French absorber, German absorbieren, Polish absorbować.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abˈsorbi/

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• Rhymes: -orbi
• Hyphenation: ab‧sor‧bi

Verb

absorbi (present absorbas, past absorbis, future absorbos, conditional absorbus, volitive absorbu)

1. (transitive) to absorb, preoccupy
2. (transitive, nonstandard) to soak up, take in

   Synonym: sorbi

   • 1909, L. L. Zamenhof, “Supo el kolbasaj bastonetoj”, in Fabeloj de Andersen [Andersen's Fables]‎, translation of original by Hans Christian Andersen:

     Tiuj libroj estis tiel grasmakulaj, ili certe absorbis en sin tutajn torentojn da larmoj.

     Those books were so greasy, they must have absorbed whole torrents of tears.

Conjugation

Conjugation of absorbi

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		absorbas		absorbis		absorbos
active participle		absorbanta	absorbantaj	absorbinta	absorbintaj	absorbonta	absorbontaj
	acc.	absorbantan	absorbantajn	absorbintan	absorbintajn	absorbontan	absorbontajn
passive participle		absorbata	absorbataj	absorbita	absorbitaj	absorbota	absorbotaj
	acc.	absorbatan	absorbatajn	absorbitan	absorbitajn	absorbotan	absorbotajn
nominal active participle		absorbanto	absorbantoj	absorbinto	absorbintoj	absorbonto	absorbontoj
	acc.	absorbanton	absorbantojn	absorbinton	absorbintojn	absorbonton	absorbontojn
nominal passive participle		absorbato	absorbatoj	absorbito	absorbitoj	absorboto	absorbotoj
	acc.	absorbaton	absorbatojn	absorbiton	absorbitojn	absorboton	absorbotojn
adverbial active participle		absorbante		absorbinte		absorbonte
adverbial passive participle		absorbate		absorbite		absorbote
		infinitive	absorbi	imperative	absorbu	conditional	absorbus

Derived terms

• absorbiĝi
• absorbiĝo
• absorbiteco

See also

• obsedi (“obsess”)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French absorber, from Latin absorbēre, based on sorbi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /absorˈbi/

Verb

a absorbi (third-person singular present absoarbe, past participle absorbit, third-person subjunctive absoarbă) 4th conjugation

1. to absorb

Conjugation

    conjugation of absorbi (fourth conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a absorbi
gerund			absorbind
past participle			absorbit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	absorb	absorbi	absoarbe	absorbim	absorbiți	absorb
	imperfect	absorbeam	absorbeai	absorbea	absorbeam	absorbeați	absorbeau
	simple perfect	absorbii	absorbiși	absorbi	absorbirăm	absorbirăți	absorbiră
	pluperfect	absorbisem	absorbiseși	absorbise	absorbiserăm	absorbiserăți	absorbiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să absorb	să absorbi	să absoarbă	să absorbim	să absorbiți	să absoarbă
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		absoarbe			absorbiți
	negative		nu absorbi			nu absorbiți

Derived terms

• absorbant
• absorbire
• absorbit

Related terms

• absorbție
• sorbi