{"id":49,"date":"2009-05-16T01:21:01","date_gmt":"2009-05-16T05:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/esperanto\/?p=49"},"modified":"2009-05-16T01:21:01","modified_gmt":"2009-05-16T05:21:01","slug":"la-printempaj-insektoj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/esperanto\/la-printempaj-insektoj\/","title":{"rendered":"La Printempaj Insektoj"},"content":{"rendered":"

The seasons where I live have been confusing as possible these past two months. My winter was about five months long, and only in mid-April did the last snows go away. In my mind, it’s more spring than summer. And it’s only reinforced by all the springtime insektoj<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

You can call most any bug on its own a mere insekto<\/strong>, and an Esperantist will understand vaguely what you mean. But, if you want to be more specific, there are special words for a great many of the insects out there. Here are some you might encounter in the spring, or other warmer months.<\/p>\n

Libelo<\/strong> = Dragonfly
\nMoskito<\/strong> = Mosquito
\nKulo<\/strong> = Gnat
\nVespo<\/strong> = Wasp
\nAbelo <\/strong>= Bee
\nPapilio<\/strong> = Butterfly<\/p>\n

(This last one I find really amusing. “Papo<\/strong>” means “Pope” in Esperanto, so a butterfly could be broken down and found to contain words that mean a tool of the Pope. Any punsters out there want to try making a joke out of that?)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The seasons where I live have been confusing as possible these past two months. My winter was about five months long, and only in mid-April did the last snows go away. In my mind, it’s more spring than summer. And it’s only reinforced by all the springtime insektoj! You can call most any bug on…<\/p>\n

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