Re: CHAT: Colectives (Re: CHAT: use of "they")

For the Esperanto language:
Aro means a collective of something.

As a compound it can mean:
a) every one in the world from the respective type
homo - man, homaro - humanity
gazet(ar)o - newspaper / press

b) all that belongs with in a definite unito
est(ar)o -  boss / the brass
vagon(ar)o - car / train

c) a list or collection in a book:
vort(ar)o - word / dictionary
hor(ar)o - hour / time-schedule

d) a herd or group of animals:
sxaf(ar)o - sheep /  herd of sheep
fisx(ar)o - fish/ school of fish

e) a pluralization:
sent(ar)o - seat / group of seats



> Anybody knows how the -aro sufix in
> Esperanto works?
--
vay' DaSovbe'bogh DaqellaHbe', 'ach DuHoHlaH vay'vam.
lete djuno befidocuse terpa dogi'e catru do
in ahmo ticmati ca ahhuel mitzahmana ca huel mitzmictia
What you don't know you can't worry about, but it can kill you.

mughtej jIH
co'omi'exe fanva tadni (I am a translation studier)
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