absurdeco

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Italic *ap

Latin abder.

Latin ab-

Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Italic *swonaō

Latin sonō

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Italic *-os

Old Latin -os

Latin -us

Latin -sonus

Latin absonus

Proto-Indo-European *swer-der.

Latin surdus

blend

Latin absurdusbor.

Esperanto absurda

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin -itia

Italian -ezzabor.

Esperanto -eco

Esperanto absurdeco

From absurda +‎ -eco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /absurˈdet͡so/

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• Rhymes: -et͡so
• Syllabification: ab‧sur‧de‧co
• Hyphenation: absurd‧eco

Noun

absurdeco (accusative singular absurdecon, plural absurdecoj, accusative plural absurdecojn)

1. (uncountable) absurdity (the quality of being absurd), absurdness
2. (uncommon, countable) absurdity (something that is absurd)

   Synonym: absurdaĵo

   • 2011, Kath-net, “Eŭropo kaj ĝiaj ideologiaj dioj [Europe and its ideological gods]”, in Dio Benu‎^[1], number 83:

     Nur ni konsciiĝu, kun kia ideologia malmolkoreco estas defendataj absurdecoj […]

     Only we should know what kind of ideological hard-heartedness that absurdities are defended with […]

Further reading

• “absurdeco”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “absurdeco”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026