vulgar-a: vulgar: used or done by the common run of people, common, popular, unrefined; (N.B.
for low, coarse sense, cf. grosiera, ne-polita, mal-gusta); (noun form = populo, turbo, plebey-aro);
-eso: (quality) vulgarism: commonness, unrefinedness (N.B. not «low» cf. grosier-ajo);
-igar: to vulgarize: make popular; -ig-anto, -ero: popularizer; -a traduko di Biblo:
vulgar version of the Bible (cf. vulgato); -a parolado, opiniono, pre-judiki: vulgar tongue,
opinion, prejudices. — DEFIRS
vulgat-o: Vulgate: Latin version of the Bible. — DEFIRS
Vulkan-ala: (geol.) Vulcanian.
vulkaniz-ar: (tr.) to vulcanize. — DEFIRS
vulnerari-o: (bot.) kidney-vetch, wound-wort (Vulneraria rustica). — FIS
vult-o: (arch.) vault; (cf. mason-ita tombo, kelero); -atra: v. like, archlike;
-izar: to cover with a v.; -igar: to arch; -iz-ita, -ig-ita: vaulted, arched. — EFI
vultur-o: (orni.) vulture; (fig.) a rapacious person. — EFI
vulv-o: (anat.) vulva. — DEFIRS
vund-ar: (tr.) to wound; (cf. lezar, kontuzar, ofensar); -o, -uro: wound(ing);
-ebla: (also fig.) vulnerable. — DE
W
«wampum»: wampum: Indian currency.
warant-o: (jur.) warrant; (dogan-) waranto: (com.) dock-warrant.
Def.: (com.) Recev-atesto pri vari pozata en dogan-depozeyo; II-77. — DEFIS
warf-o: wharf, jetty; -eto: landing-stage, gang-way. V. exp.: Warfo
esas nek digo, nek kayo, nam ol ne esas masiva, ma speco de eshafodo
formacita ek ligna o fera trabi; II-712. — DEF
warp-o: (in weaving) warp; (cf. urdar). — E
wat-o: (elec.) watt. — DEF
weft-o*: (weaving, etc.) woof.
weld-ar: (tr.) to weld, forge together (iron, steel); -o, -uro:
a weld, welding. V. exp.: La F. S. havas nur un vorto por soldar e weldar,
a la I. usas ofte la sama por la du diferanta juntamieri. La soldo e la
brazo esas fakte du speci di glutino di du metalspeci per konvenanta metal,
qua esas en la soldo soldostano, en la brazo kupro. Pro la tre diferanta
fuz-temperaturo di stano e kupro, on soldas ye cirkume 300° C. ed on brazas ye cirkume
1000° C. On povas soldar e brazar omna metali, anke du diversa. Ma
on povas weldar nur tre poka de li, ex. l’oro, la fero (se ol ne kontenas
troa karbo), e.c., e nur du peci di la sama metalo. La weldo konsistas en
varmigo til komencanta fuzo e posa kunbato per marteli, de quo rezultas junturo
preske tam forta kam la solida metalo; III-87. — E
west-o: west; -a, -ala: westerly: of or relating to the w.; -e:
(direction) westward, in, to the w.; ad- -e: (with motion) westward. — DEFIRS
wiski-o: (spirit) whisky. — DEFIRS
wist-o: (card game) whist. — DEFIRS
wistiti-o: (zool.) ouistiti,marmoset (monkey). — DeFIR
wolfram-o*: (min.) wolfram: tungsten.
X
xantin-o*: (chem.) xanthine.
xantofil-o*: (chem., bot.) xanthophyl.
xeni-o*: satirical epigram (first introduced by Goethe and Schiller); (biol.) xenia.
xenon-o*: (chem.) xenon.
xerofit-o*: (bot.) xerophyte.
xifoid-a*: (anat.) xiphoid, ensiform.
xilofag-a, -o: xylophagous (insect, bivalve). Def.: Una de la multa speci de insekti, qui rodas la ligno; IV-647. — EFIS
xilofon-o: (mus.) xylophone. — DEFIS
xilograf-ar: (tr., intr.) to engrave on wood or print from wood engravings. — DEFIRS
Y
ya: indeed, most certainly, truly (used in a sentence to lend emphasis, to confirm a statement);
esis ya mea kulpa: it was truly my fault; me ya facis to: it was I indeed who did it. — D
yakt-o: yacht. — DEFRS
yar-o: year, twelvemonth; -ala: yearly, annual; relating to y.; -ala (od,
un-yara) planti: annual plants; -libro: yearbook, annual (cf.
almanako); singla-, omna-yar-a, -e: yearly; which takes place every year;
-deko: decade; -dek-a: happening every ten years (cf. dek-yara);
-cento: century; mi-yar-a: twice a year; -rento: annuity;
ca-yar-e, -a: this year; ante un yaro: one year ago; en yaro mez-valora:
in the average year, one year with another. — DE
yard-o: (nav.) yard (for a sail), yardarm; -o granda: main y. — E
yatagan-o: yataghan; long Turkish dagger. — DEFIS
