Mensogo Accusative Plural Lie Null Wikt Etymology Pronunciation

a
lie
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lie

Pronunciation

• IPA
  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:International_Phonetic_Alphabet
  (
  key
  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Esperanto_pronunciation
  ): /menˈsoɡo/

• Audio

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• Rhymes:
  -oɡo
  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rhymes:Esperanto/o%C9%A1o

Noun

mensogo (accusative singular

1. a
   lie
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lie
   • 1910,

     Zamenhof, L. L.
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._L._Zamenhof

     , Proverbaro Esperanta‎

     [1]
     http://www.steloj.de/esperanto/proverb/M.html

     :

     Mensogo kaj ŝtelo estas du fratoj.

     A lie and a theft are two brothers.

Related terms

• mensogi
  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mensogi#Esperanto
  (“to lie”)