Word
La civitaneco aperas sur la legitimilo.
Meaning
The citizenship appears on the identity document.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of La civitaneco aperas sur la legitimilo.
la
the
sur
on
aperi
to appear
civitaneco
the citizenship
Questions & Answers about La civitaneco aperas sur la legitimilo.
Why does civitaneco end in -eco?
The suffix -eco makes an abstract noun meaning the state, quality, or condition of being something.
So:
- civitano = a citizen
- civitana = citizen-related / civic
- civitaneco = citizenship
This is a very common Esperanto pattern:
- bela = beautiful
beleco = beauty
- juna = young
- juneco = youth
So civitaneco is not a person; it is the abstract status of being a citizen.
What does legitimilo mean, and why does it have -ilo?
The suffix -ilo usually means a tool, instrument, or device used for something.
Examples:
- tranĉi = to cut → tranĉilo = knife
- skribi = to write → skribilo = writing instrument
- legi = to read → legilo = reader / reading device
So legitimilo is something used to identify or authenticate a person. In practice, it usually means an ID document, identification card, or identity paper.
You can think of it as something used for legitimating/identifying.
Why is there la before both nouns?