Vortaro

I have tried to use vocabulary in the stories of Kentaurus in context so that the meanings will be as obvious as possible.  But what might seem obvious to me might be clear as mud to another.  It's very difficult for me to be objective about my own writing.  Here is a list of the words used in the stories.

Note: Since words can be used as either nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs depending on the suffix, the root word is listed. If the root is a noun, you'll see an -o at the end of it.  If the root is an adjective, you'll see an -a at the end of it.  If a verb, you'll see an -i at the end, indicating that it is the infinitive form of that verb.


A
 The letter A.  The first letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
admiral-o Admiral
alt-a
 high
amor-o
 love.  Amoranto = lover.
ankoraǔ
 adverb: still, yet.
argent-a
 silver
aspekt-i
 to look or seam. Aspektas kiel = Looks like.  Aspekto = Appearance, aspect.
aviad-o
 Aviation.  Aviadilo = aircraft.


B
 The letter B.  The second letter of the Esperanto alphabeth.
bel-a Lovely, beautiful.
bezon-i to need or require.
Bon-a Good. Bone = Well


C
 The letter C.  The third letter of the Esperanto alphabet.


Ĉ
 The letter Ĉ, pronounced cho. The forth letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
ĉes-i
 to stop. to halt. Ĉeso = Cessation.
ĉu Interrogative particle. "Whether." Turns a statement into a question.


D
 The letter D. The fifth letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
Damo Madam. Lady. Honorific of respect to a woman.
dank-i to thank. "Ne Dankinda" = "It is not worthy of thanks." (In other words, "You're welcome.")
daǔr-i to continue.
decimal-o
 decimal.
dek
 ten.
dev-i to have an obligation. Must do.
direkt-i to direct. Direktisto = director
du
 two.


E
 The letter E. The sixth letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
est-i to be.


F
 The letter F. The seventh  letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
famili-o Family
Fi! An all purpose curse. Shame!
flug-i
 to fly.  Flugado = flight.  Flugilo = wing.  Flughaveno = airport.
fokus-o Focus. Fokusiĝi = To fokus on.
foton-o photon


G
 The letter G. The eighth  letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
grav-a
 important.


Ĝ
 The letter Ĝ. Pronounced like the English G in George. The ninth letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
ĝi
 pronoun: it


H
 The letter H. The tenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
hel-a
 bright; clear.


Ĥ
 The letter Ĥ. Pronounced like the Scott ch in Loch.  The eleventh letter of the Esperanto alphabet.


I
 The letter I. The twelvth letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
ili
 pronoun: they
inform-o information


J
 The letter J. The thirteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
jes yes


Ĵ
 The letter Ĵ. The forteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet.


K
 The letter K. The fifteenth  letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
kaf-o Coffee.
kaj conjunction; and
kant-o
 song.
kapabl-a Capable
kavalir-o Knight as in "In days of old/when knights were bold" or mounted soldier as in "Seventh Cavalry".
kiel
 adverb: how, as, like, in what way? By what means?  1. How: Kiel vi faras tion? How do you do that?  2. As: Venu kiel eble ply baldaû. Come as soon as possible. 3. Like: Vivu kiel reĝo! Live like a king!
kio
 pronoun: what (thing).  Kio estas tio?  What is that?
klar-a
 clear, plain.  Klarigu = explain, clarify.
komandanto
 commander.
komenc-i To begin
komprend-i to understand
komunik-i to communicate.
konsider-i
 to consider.
korv-o raven
kun conjunction; with
kurs-o
 1) course, direction of travel, route.  2) Course of lessons, class.
kverk-o Oak tree
kvar
 four.
kvin
 five.


L
 The letter L. The sixteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
laǔ
 Preposition. According to. In accordance with.
leǔtenanto
 lieutenant.
li
 pronoun: he.  Lia = his.  Lin = him.
lok-o
 Place. Locality.
lun-o moon.
lup-o wolf


M
 The letter M. The seventeenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
Mard-o
 Tuesday
maten-o morning. Start of the day. Matens.
mi
 pronoun: I.  Mia = my.  Min = mine.
moŝto
 A kind of all purpose honorific for people of social rank.  Somewhat equivalent to the English "sir" or "ma'am" or "Lady" or "Sire." Via Moŝto = Your Honor. Ŝia Reĝina Moŝto = Her Royal Magesty.  In the military, someone of subordinate rank would respond to someone of superior rank with "Jes, moŝto" or "Ne, moŝto." Someone of superior rank would address her subordinate as "Sinjoro Smith"or "Mizo Smith" for the feminine.  The Esperanto address of "Mizo" did not exist in the early 21st Century c.e., but was stolen from English "Ms", solving the problem of feminine honorifics pertaining to a woman's marital status. i.e. Sinjorino = Mrs. and Fraǔlino = Miss.
mult-a much


N
 The letter N. The eighteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
naǔ
 nine.
ne No. Is also used as a negation of an adjective. Nekompreda = not understood.
neces-a
 necessary. Necesejo = Necessary room.  Toilet, bathroom, restroom.
neĝ-o snow
neniam
 never
ni
 pronoun: we. Nia = our.  Nin = us.
nokt-o Night
nom-o
 name
nub-o
 cloud


O
 The letter O. The nineteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
ok
 eight.
okaz-i
 Happen. Occur.  Kio okazas? = What's happening?
okej Okay or OK. Popular usage or slang.
okul-o
 eye


P
 The letter P. The twentieth letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
pardon-i
 to pardon. "Mi pardonpetas" = "I ask pardon." or "Please."  "Pardonu min" = "Excuse me."
parol-i to speak
prav-a
 (in the) right. Vi estas prava. You are right. (or more concisely, Vi pravas. You are being right.)  Also means Correct, Justified, Reasonable, Sound, Well-founded.
putin-o Tart. Whore.  (See note * below.)


R
 The letter R. The twenty first letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
rang-o
 rank (status).
reben-a
 Ruby (color), reddish.
ricev-i
 to receive.


S
 The letter S. The twenty second letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
sabr-o
 sabre.
sci-i
 to know.  scivolemi = to be curious.
sekv-a the next or following thing in a sequence. Sekvantu = go on to the next thing.
sen conjunction; without
sep
 seven.
serĉ-i
 to search.
ses
 six.
sid-i
 to sit. Sidigu = Sit!
Sinjor-o Sir or mister. Sinjorino = Ma'am or Ms.
sonĝ-o dream
spac-o
 space.
stel-o star
sub
 below
sur preposition; on or upon.


Ŝ
 The letter Ŝ. The twenty third letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
ŝerc-i
 to joke or banter.
ŝi
 pronoun: she. Ŝia = her.  Ŝin = her (objective case)
ŝip-o ship


T
 The letter T. The twenty forth letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
tag-o day
tajd-o
 tide
telefon-o
 telephone
tre very
tri
 three.
tro too much
trov-i
 to find, discover


U
 The letter U. The twenty fifth letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
umbr-o shadow
unu
 one.


Ǔ
 The letter Ǔ. The twenty sixth letter of the Esperanto alphabet.


V
 The letter V. The twenty seventh letter of the Esperanto alphabet.
ven-i to come or arrive.
vent-o wind
ver-a
 true.  Ĉu vere? = Really?  or Truly?
vesper-o evening. End of the day. Vespers.
vi
 pronoun: you.  Via = your.
voj-o way or road.
vok-i
 1) To call, cry out.  2) to ask or invite in.  3) to call upon.
vol-o Will. As in "Free Will." Bonvole means "please" or by "by good will."  Volonti = be willing.
vost-o tail


Z
 The letter Z. The twenty eighth letter of the Esperanto alphabet.

* Here's another word that can get you into trouble if you don't have some passing familiararity the the language.  The word putino, which does not appear in the Universala Vortaro, has the feminine suffix ~in-, but the root word, Puto means "Well."  As in a hole in the ground, which do not normally have genders.  The etymology of putino is left as an exercise for the student.