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Verto La Head Sten Johansson Neĝo Kaŝas Nur

The Esperanto word "verto" refers to the top part of the head, such as the pate, top, or crown. It is frequently used in the phrase "de piedoj ĝis verto" meaning from head to toe.

La vorto "verto" en Esperanto signifas la supran parton de la kapo, kiel la krono aŭ la plako. Ĝi estas ofte uzata en la frazo "de piedoj ĝis verto" signifante la tutan korpon.

Frequency Rank of Word 4590
Word verto
Meanings
    pate
    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pate
    ,
    top
    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/top
    or
    crown
    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crown
    of the head

    2001, Sten Johansson, Neĝo kaŝas nur…, Eld. Al-fab-et-o, chapter 8

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Example Sentences
Wiktionary Entry
vertice
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vertice#Italian
and
Latin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin
vertex
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vertex#Latin
, perhaps also
Russian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language
верши́на
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0#Russian
(veršína).

Pronunciation

  • IPA
    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:International_Phonetic_Alphabet
    (
    key
    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Esperanto_pronunciation
    )
    : /ˈverto/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧to
  • Rhymes:
    -erto

Noun

verto (accusative singular

verton
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/verton#Esperanto
, plural
vertoj
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vertoj#Esperanto
, accusative plural
vertojn
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vertojn#Esperanto
)

  1. pate
    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pate
    ,
    top
    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/top
    or
    crown
    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/crown
    of the head
    • 2001, Sten Johansson, Neĝo kaŝas nur…, Eld. Al-fab-et-o, chapter 8
      La edzino verŝas kafon, dum la gasto okulkaresas ŝin de piedoj ĝis verto, precipe la mezajn partojn.
      His wife poured coffee, while the guest eyed her from feet to crown, especially the middle parts.

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