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gismu

/ˈɡiːs.muː/

gismu noun: a brivla that is a basic Lojban root, rather than being derived through compounding or borrowing.

Noun

gismu (plural gismu)

  1. (Lojban) A brivla that is a basic Lojban root, rather than being derived through compounding or borrowing.
    • When two gismu are adjacent, the first one modifies the second, and the selbri takes its place structure from the rightmost word.1997, John W. Cowan, The Complete Lojban Language, →ISBN
    • There are over 1,300 root gismu in the Lojban vocabulary, and these structures form a very interesting ontology of their own.2005, Brian D. Eubanks, Wicked Cool Java

Forms of gismu

pluralgismu

Origin of gismu

Borrowed from Lojban gismu.

Questions about gismu

What does gismu mean?
Gismu means a brivla that is a basic Lojban root, rather than being derived through compounding or borrowing.
What part of speech is gismu?
Gismu is a noun.
How do you pronounce gismu?
Gismu is pronounced /ˈɡiːs.muː/.
What is the plural of gismu?
The plural of gismu is gismu.

Words near gismu in the dictionary

  1. gismology
  2. gismondine
  3. gismondines
  4. gismondite
  5. gismos
  6. gismu
  7. Gisondo
  8. Gisondos
  9. Gisors
  10. Gispert
  11. Gisperts

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