Translation
boyfriend
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Word origin
A compound of koro ('heart') and amiko ('friend'), so literally a heart-friend. Koro is Latin cor and amiko is Latin amicus, which give English cordial and amicable.
- Origin
- Esperanto compound (koro + amiko)
- Root
- koro + amiko
- English cognates
- cordial, amicable
Examples
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Her boyfriend is waiting for her in front of the cinema.
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I met my boyfriend at university.
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He is not only my boyfriend but also my best friend.
Here the seam is genuine and worth pulling apart: - from plus , with no linking -o- in the middle because already starts with a vowel and the join needs no help. The feminine is , a girlfriend, and on its own is the male or the unmarked one. It is warmer than and less binding than .
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 2: koramiko, avantaĝo, heziti and 7 more words.