-esma

See also: esma and esma-

Ido

Alternative forms

• -a, -ma (short forms, used on digits)

Etymology

Borrowed from French -ième, Italian -esimo, Spanish -ésimo. Compare -imo from the same source.

Suffix

-esma

1. used to form ordinal numbers

   ‎un (“one”) + ‎-esma → ‎unesma (“first”)

   ‎dek e du (“twelve”) + ‎-esma → ‎dek-e-duesma (“twelfth”)

Derived terms

Ido terms suffixed with -esma