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trapiki

trapiki/traˈpi.ki/

Official root pik- (Fundamento, 1905)

trapiki is an Esperanto verb meaning “pierce”.

Meaning

pierce (tr)skewer (tr)

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Definition in Esperanto

  1. Piki de unu flanko al la alia, trabore
    • trapiki truon en folio
    • mi trovis, ke lia glavo trapikas mian maldekstran bruston

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Pronunciation

IPA
/traˈpi.ki/
Syllables
tra·PI·ki

Word structure

  1. traroottrae
  2. pikrootpiko
  3. iendinginfinitive

Forms

infinitivetrapiki
presenttrapikas
pasttrapikis
futuretrapikos
conditionaltrapikus
volitivetrapiku
active participle · ongoingtrapikanta
active participle · completedtrapikinta
active participle · about totrapikonta

Example sentences

  • Eĉ eta pinglo povas koron trapiki.Even a small needle can stab through a heart. #1238790trapiki: to broach
  • Kial vi ne trapikas min?Why don't you stab me? #5588107trapikas → trapiki: to broach
  • Tomo trapikis la marŝmalon per sia bastono.Tom skewered the marshmallow with his stick. #12462448

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Related words

pik-

In other languages

Françaistranspercer
Deutschdurchbohren, durchstechen
Polskiprzebijać, przekłuć
Українськапроколювати, протикати, простромлювати
Češtinaprobodnout, propíchnout, protnout
Slovenčinaprepichnúť
中文刺穿
日本語刺し通す
Românăstrăpunge, pătrunde
Bahasa Indonesiamembobos, cocokmencocok, melubangi, tembus
Беларускаяпратыкаць, праколваць

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