utensilo

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English utensil, French ustensile, German Utensil, Italian utensile,Spanish utensilio, all ultimately from Latin ūtensilem, accusative of ūtensilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.ten.ˈsi.lo/, /u.tɛn.ˈsi.lɔ/

Noun

utensilo (plural utensili)

1. utensil, tool, instrument, implement
   • 1918, Mondo - Volumes 7-10, page 65:

     Do la dardo kun la retro-hoki esas ne armo kontre altra animali, nek utensilo por borar o segar.

     Therefore the dart with the backwards hook is the weapon against other animals, neither instrument for piercing or sawing.

Synonyms

• instrumento

Derived terms

• -ilo