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virkapro

virkapro/virˈka.pro/

Official root kapr- (Fundamento, 1905)

virkapro is an Esperanto noun meaning “billy”.

Meaning

  1. male goat, billy goat, goat buck (literally: “man-goat”)

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billy (goat)

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Related meanings: goat

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Definition in Esperanto

  1. Virseksa kapro
    • li apartigis en tiu tago la virkaprojn […] kaj ĉiujn kaprinojn
    • maljunaj virkaproj havas solidajn kornojn – li murmuris

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Pronunciation

IPA
/virˈka.pro/
Syllables
vir·KA·pro

Word structure

  1. virrootviro
  2. kaprrootkapro
  3. oendingnoun

Forms

singularplural
subjectvirkaprovirkaproj
object (-n)virkapronvirkaprojn

Example sentences

  • Subite aperis virkapro en la pordotruo.Suddenly, there appeared a billy goat in the doorway. #2416075
  • Ni havas virkapron.We have a billy goat. #9828853
  • La virkapro blekas.The billy goat is bleating. #11329143

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Related words

kapr-

In other languages

Françaisbouc
Polskikozioł, cap
Українськацап
Nederlandsbok
Magyarkecskebak
日本語雄ヤギ
Românățap
Catalàboc, cabró, cabrot
Bahasa Indonesiakambing jantan
Беларускаяказёл

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