Translation
fame, reputation; rumour
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Examples
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His fame reached the whole country.
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Rumour says the king is dead.
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She has a good reputation in the town.
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The rumour about the crime ran through the village.
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He does not seek fame, only peace.
One root covering the whole range of what people say about you, from glory down to gossip. Context does the sorting: is a good name, introduces hearsay. English needs three words here and Esperanto gets by with one, which is either elegant or slippery depending on your mood.
is famous, a is infamous, and i is to become famous. What is said about a subject takes : .
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Word family
Words built on famo with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- famulonoun
celebrity, famous person
famo-ul-
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 3: famo, fakto, nobla and 7 more words.