Words of Science
Science names come from international roots, so learn each one as a whole word.
How It Works
| Field | Person |
|---|---|
| fiziko (physics) | fizikisto (physicist) |
| kemio (chemistry) | kemiisto (chemist) |
| biologio (biology) | biologo (biologist) |
| matematiko (mathematics) | matematikisto (mathematician) |
Many sciences have a name that ends in -iko or -ologio, and the person who works in the field is often a -isto or an -ologo. These endings help you guess the field when you see a new word.
PMEG explains that -ik and -olog are not ordinary suffixes. They are pieces that many international words share. Treat each such word as a whole, and do not build new ones from them: a word like lingviko for linguistics would confuse readers, and the real word is lingvistiko. To name a field with your own roots, use a word such as scienco: lingvoscienco.
The science names in this course use the k forms where the dictionary allows, such as kemio.
Examples (5)
- Priya studas fizikon en la universitato.
Priya studies physics at the university.
Fiziko is a science name in -iko, and the object has -n.
- Kemio helpas nin kompreni, el kio konsistas la akvo.
Chemistry helps us understand what water is made of.
Kemio ends in -io, like many science names.
- Lucia estas biologo kaj esploras birdojn en Brazilo.
Lucia is a biologist and studies birds in Brazil.
Biologo is the person of biologio.
- Raj lernas matematikon por fariĝi inĝeniero.
Raj learns mathematics to become an engineer.
Matematiko names the science, and matematikisto would name the person.
- La kuracisto parolas pri la historio de la medicino.
The doctor talks about the history of medicine.
Medicino is an international word with an Esperanto ending.
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