Contos
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 plural of conto form-of, plural
- 1 A surname from Greek.
Example
More examples""Pluvas!" I would say in Esperanto, but "Il pluve!" in Interlingua. Green and Blue: "It's raining!" In my lime green sack with an image of a green lizard on it, I brought two books to Tim Hortons café to read, one Esperanto, one Interlingua: Tra Lando de Indianoj, by Tibor Sekelj, and Contos in Interlingua, by Sven Frank. I was eating Scrambled Eggs with Sausage and Potatoes and drinking an Earl Grey Tea with oat milk. It was after 5 in the morning. The hall was practically empty. Outside the bay windows were wet streets. Today's the 17th of May of 2025."
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek Κοντός (Kontós).
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