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gladi.

to iron (pass an iron over clothing)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Esperanto language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɡladi/
  1. to iron (pass an iron over clothing)

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰleh₂dʰ-der. Proto-Balto-Slavic *glā́ˀdus Proto-Slavic *gladъ Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Balto-Slavic *-éitei Proto-Slavic *-iti Proto-Slavic *glàditi Russian гладить (gladitʹ)bor. Esperanto gladi Borrowed from Russian гладить (gladitʹ). Compare Ukrainian гладити (hladyty, “to smooth”), Bulgarian гладя (gladja, “to smooth or even out”), Serbo-Croatian gladiti (“to stroke or pet”), Polish gładzić (“to smooth or caress”).

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