Plena Ilustrita Vortaro of Esperanto

The Plena Ilustrita Vortaro of Esperanto , PIV in summary, complete illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto in French, is a tool of reference of the community esperantist and an essential component for the maturity of this language. Without dictionary of this type, null language could not indeed be regarded as a stable literary language. It is the work of esperantologists and specialists placed under the direction in Gaston Waringhien, and is published by the Worldwide association Anationale (SAT) for which it constitutes at the same time a pride and an important source of revenue.

Prehistory: Plena Vortaro 1930

In 1930, SAT publishes its predecessor, the Plena Vortaro , elaborate under the direction of Emile Grosjean-Maupin with already the collaboration of (inter alia) Waringhien. The dictionary is republished in 1933,1947,1953 (with a supplement), 1956 and 1960. The publication of 1934 contained 900 radicals to which 966 new supplements will be added, that is to say a total of 1866.

Plena Ilustrita Vortaro 1970

The dictionary remakes surface in 1970 under the name of Plena Ilustrita Vortaro (PIV), republished twice then affublé into 1987 of a supplement worked out under the direction of Roland Levreaud.

The PIV was regarded per many espĂ©rantophones as making authority, mainly because of its width without equivalent (an index of 15  200 words, 39  400 lexical elements). Nevertheless criticisms were made hear on, shovel-mixes, too large influences of French or a too marked political tendency. Moreover, the term of magazine was a little usurped considering the little of illustrations present, which were in addition relegated in an appendix.

Nova Plena Ilustrita Vortaro of Esperanto (2002)

In 2002, after several years of work appears an in-depth re-examined republication under the direction of Michel Duke-Goninaz under the title Nova Plena Ilustrita Vortaro of Esperanto . The edition of 2002 has an index of 16  780 words and 46  890 lexical elements. illustrations from now on are directly integrated in the definitions.

The new PIV was presented for the first time at the time of the congress of SAT (July 1st, 2002 - July 7th, 2002 with Alicante, Spain).

Since 2004, the 2000 specimens of the original edition were exhausted.

Plena Ilustrita Vortaro 2005

New corrected edition in March 2005.

External bonds

  • SAT site in several languages
  • Bookstore in line of SAT-Amikaro, connects French SAT, proposing the purchase of the dictionary.

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