ponardego

Esperanto

Etymology

From ponardo + -eg-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ponardˈeɡo]
  • Rhymes: -eɡo
  • Hyphenation: po‧nard‧e‧go

Noun

ponardego (accusative singular ponardegon, plural ponardegoj, accusative plural ponardegojn)

  1. pike, spear
    Synonyms: lanco, piko
    • 1988, La Esperantisto, page 86:
      Jen en la ambrozia nokto ektremis la ora ponardego en la mano de Atene, staranta sur la Akropolo, kaj la marmora kapo de l' giganta statuo turniĝis iom al la Katapolis, por pli bone aŭskulti la vortojn de l' kanto . . .
      Here in the ambrosian night, the golden spear in Athena's hand, who stood on the Acropolis, began to tremble and the giant statue's marble head turned a little to the Catapolis, in order to better listen to the words of the song...
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