Dictionary · verb
forvelki
forvelki/forˈvel.ki/
Official root velk- (Fundamento, 1905)
forvelki is an Esperanto verb meaning “wither away”.
Meaning
wither away
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to abort
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Definition in Esperanto
- Neniiĝi velkante
- vermo […] difektis la hederon, kaj ĝi forvelkis
- kiam la arbeto forvelkis, mi prenis ĝian lastan freŝan branĉon
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Pronunciation
- IPA
- /forˈvel.ki/
- Syllables
- for·VEL·ki
Word structure
Forms
| infinitive | forvelki |
|---|---|
| present | forvelkas |
| past | forvelkis |
| future | forvelkos |
| conditional | forvelkus |
| volitive | forvelku |
| active participle · ongoing | forvelkanta |
| active participle · completed | forvelkinta |
| active participle · about to | forvelkonta |
Example sentences
- La lumo malrapide forvelkis.The light slowly faded. #11202379forvelkis → forvelki: wither away
- Ĉiuj floroj en la ĝardeno forvelkis pro la akvomanko.All the flowers in the garden died for lack of water. #446427forvelkis → forvelki: wither away
- Ne forvelku, kara.Don't wilt away, love. #1740808
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In other languages
| Español | consumirse, agostarse |
|---|---|
| Français | se flétrir |
| Deutsch | verwelken |
| Polski | zwiędnąć |
| Русский | увясть |
| Українська | зовсім зів’янути |
| Nederlands | wegkwijnen |
| Čeština | uvadnout, zvadnout |
| Slovenčina | zvädnúť |
| Magyar | elhervad |
| 中文 | 萎 |
| 日本語 | 枯れてしまう |
| Bahasa Indonesia | layu dan mati |
| Беларуская | зьвяць, зьвянуць, паблякнуць |
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