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mordanta

mordanta/morˈdan.ta/

mordanta is an Esperanto adjective meaning “biting”.

Meaning

biting

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Pronunciation

IPA
/morˈdan.ta/
Syllables
mor·DAN·ta

Word structure

  1. mordrootmordo
  2. antsuffixdoing (active, present)
  3. aendingadjective

Forms

singularplural
subjectmordantamordantaj
object (-n)mordantanmordantajn

Example sentences

  • Ne ĉiu hundo bojanta estas hundo mordanta.Barking dogs seldom bite. #529829mordanta: biting
  • Vi ne devas ludi ekstere en la mordanta vento.You don't have to play outside in the biting wind. #533615
  • En la tombejo estas statuo de serpento mordanta sian voston.In the cemetery, there is a statue of a snake biting its own tail. #1384537

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