distingo

Esperanto

Etymology

distingi +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [disˈtinɡo]
• Rhymes: -inɡo
• Hyphenation: dis‧tin‧go

Noun

distingo (accusative singular distingon, plural distingoj, accusative plural distingojn)

1. distinction, renown

Galician

Verb

distingo

1. first-person singular present indicative of distinguir

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto distingo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disˈtin.ɡo/

Noun

distingo (plural distingi)

1. distinction, difference
   • 1913, Progreso, volume 5, page 30:

     Semblas do plu bona aranjar la distingo, ne en la komen- ala uzo od omiso di h, ma en la fino : herisar (kun herisita), herisono.

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Derived terms

• distingar
• distingeso

Portuguese

Verb

distingo

1. first-person singular present indicative of distinguir

Spanish

Etymology 1

Deverbal from distinguir.

Noun

distingo m (plural distingos)

1. distinction; discrimination

Etymology 2

Verb

distingo

1. first-person singular present indicative of distinguir

Further reading

• “distingo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014