alkateni

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Etymology[edit]

From al- +‎ kateno +‎ -i.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [alkaˈteni]
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  • Rhymes: -eni
  • Hyphenation: al‧ka‧te‧ni

Verb[edit]

alkateni (present alkatenas, past alkatenis, future alkatenos, conditional alkatenus, volitive alkatenu)

  1. (transitive) to chain (to something)
    La kaptitojn ili alkatenis unu al la alia.
    They chained the captives together.
  2. (transitive, figurative) to fetter, confine, bind, rivet (to something)
    • L. L. Zamenhof (translator), “Juda Knabino” in Fabeloj by Hans Christian Andersen, Book 3,
      jam de multaj monatoj [ŝi] estis alkatenita al la lito
      [she] was confined to a sick bed for months
    • Jurij Finkel (translator), La vojo nenien (Дорога никуда / The Road to Nowhere) by Alexander Grin, Part 1, Chapter 7,
      Tiuj vortoj alkatenis la tutan atenton de Davenant al la monto, kiu videblis esperige proksime
      These words riveted Davenant’s full attention to the mountain, which appeared hopefully near

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