maksimo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Late Latin maxima (“axiom”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /makˈsimo/
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  • Rhymes: -imo
  • Hyphenation: mak‧si‧mo

Noun

maksimo (accusative singular maksimon, plural maksimoj, accusative plural maksimojn)

  1. maxim
    • 2012, Plato, translated by Donald Broadribb, La Respubliko (Traduko al Esperanto) [The Republic (Translation into Esperanto)], 2nd corrected edition (paperback), New York: Mondial, →ISBN, page 18:
      "Je Zeŭso!" li diris, "Sokrato, mi diros al vi kiel mi spertas ĝin. Ofte kelkaj el ni, samaĝuloj, kunvenas konforme al la malnova maksimo."
      "By Zeus!" he said, "Socrates, I will tell you how I experience it. Often some of us, people of the same age, get together accordingly to the old maxim."
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