Translation
boundless, limitless
Word origin
Assembled inside Esperanto from the preposition sen ('without'), the noun limo ('limit') and the adjective ending -a. Sen comes from Latin sine and limo from Latin limes, a boundary path between fields, which is also where English limit and liminal come from.
- Origin
- Esperanto compound
- Root
- sen + limo + -a
- English cognates
- limit, liminal
Examples
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The desert seemed boundless under the hot sun.
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Her patience with the children was boundless.
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The sky above the sea was boundless and blue.
Three parts, all of them ordinary: sen plus limo plus -a. This is Esperanto's answer to English less, and it is fully productive, so senkulpa is innocent, is motionless and senutila is useless, each one readable on sight if you know the root inside. Say for space, patience and ambition; for time, is the better fit.
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