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-ing-: Holder for One Thing

Level 5

The root before -ing- is the one thing that sits in the holder.

How It Works

ThingWith -ing-Meaning
ovoovingoegg cup
kandelokandelingocandlestick
glavoglavingosheath for a sword
fingrofingringothimble

The word before -ing- is normally what you put into the holder. An ovingo holds an egg, and a glavingo holds a sword.

Compare -uj-. A monujo is a container that holds money inside, and it can hold many coins. An -ing- holder is made for one thing and holds it only partly: the top of the egg stands out of the ovingo. A holder is a thing, so it takes the usual noun endings: ovingoj, ovingon.

Examples (4)

  1. Priya metas la ovon en la ovingon.

    Priya puts the egg into the egg cup.

    Ovingo is a holder made for one egg.

  2. La kandelingo staras sur la tablo.

    The candlestick stands on the table.

    Kandelingo is a holder made for a candle.

  3. La glavo estas en la glavingo.

    The sword is in the sheath.

    Glavingo is the holder made for a sword.

  4. Mei metis la fingringon sur la fingron kaj komencis kudri.

    Mei put the thimble on her finger and started to sew.

    Fingringo is the holder that protects a finger.

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The ending -ing- names a holder.