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agonii.

to be at the point of death, on one's death bed; suffer the throes of death

6 characters3 syllables approx.Esperanto language

Meaning & usage

verb/aɡoˈnii/
  1. to be at the point of death, on one's death bed; suffer the throes of death

    La malfeliĉa besto agoniis, / Kaj lia naskintino plende ĝemis. (A. Kofman (translator), “Kain” (“Cain”) by Lord Byron)
  2. to draw to a close, be in its final stage, on its last legs

    figuratively
    La tago agonias.
    La registaro agonias.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ger-der. Proto-Hellenic *agéřřō Ancient Greek ἀγείρω (ageírō) Ancient Greek ἀγών (agṓn) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ἀγωνίᾱ (agōníā)der. Ecclesiastical Latin agoniader. Esperanto agonii From Ecclesiastical Latin agonia, from Ancient Greek ἀγωνίᾱ (agōníā).

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