Translation
rumour, hearsay
Word origin
A transparent Esperanto compound: oni ('one, people in general') plus diro ('a saying', from diri). A rumour is literally 'what people say'. Diri traces back through French dire to Latin dicere ('to say').
- Origin
- Esperanto compound, diri from Latin via French
- Root
- oni + diro
- English cognates
- dictate, diction
Examples
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That is only a rumour, not the truth.
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A rumour travels quickly from mouth to mouth.
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Have you heard the rumour about the new teacher?
wears its meaning on its sleeve: ('people say') packed into a noun. It is the standard word for gossip you cannot pin on anyone, which is exactly how gossip works.
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