Translation
to pour (something loose and dry), to tip out
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Word origin
From German schütten, to pour or tip out, the verb German uses for grain, sand and coal as much as for water.
- Origin
- German
- Root
- schütten
Examples
.
He poured the sand into the sack.
.
She pours sugar into her coffee.
ojn .
The children tipped the toys out onto the floor.
is pouring for things that are not liquid. Sand, sugar, grain, flour,
gravel, coins out of a jar: anything loose that runs when you tip the container.
For water, milk and wine the verb is verŝi. English uses
"pour" for both, so this is one of the places where Esperanto draws a line that
English does not.
It is the root behind the internet's two busiest verbs.Elŝuti is to tip something out of the net, to
download, and is to tip it onto the net, to upload. Both were coined
inside Esperanto rather than borrowed, and they caught on because the picture is
exactly right: data running out of one place and into another like grain from a
sack.
The other prefixes work too. i is to scatter or spill in all
directions, and to sprinkle or strew over the top of something. All
regular, all built on this one root.
Where this fits
Word family
Words built on ŝuti with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- alŝutiverb
to upload
alŝuti: to pour onto
The meaning has moved on from the parts: learn it as a word.
- disŝutiverb
to scatter, to spill
dis-ŝuti: to pour in all directions
- elŝutiverb
to download
elŝuti
- surŝutiverb
to sprinkle over, to strew over
surŝuti: to pour onto the top of
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