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Translation

rope, string, cord

Word origin

From German Schnur, 'cord, string', taken straight into Esperanto with only the noun ending added.

Origin
German
Root
Schnur

Examples

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He tied the crate with a strong rope.

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The sailor pulled the ship's rope.

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We need a longer rope.

One word covers what English splits three ways by thickness: rope, cord and string are all . If the difference matters, the affixes settle it - o for a hawser, o for a bit of twine - which is cheaper than three unrelated words.

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This word is part of lesson 30.