elekto

== Esperanto == === Etymology === From elekti (“to elect”) + -o. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈlekto/ Rhymes: -ekto Syllabification: e‧lek‧to === Noun === elekto (accusative singular elekton, plural elektoj, accusative plural elektojn) choice, election == Ido == === Noun === elekto (plural elekti) election == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish electo, borrowed from Latin ēlēctus, perfect passive participle of ēligō, from ex- (“out of, from”) + legō (“to choose, select”). Doublet of elit. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔeˈlekto/ [ʔɛˈlɛk.t̪o] Rhymes: -ekto Syllabification: e‧lek‧to === Adjective === elekto (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜓ) elect (who has been elected) Synonyms: halal, nahalal, napili, hinirang presidente elekto ― president-elect === Noun === elekto (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜆᜓ) person elected or chosen Synonyms: halal, nahalal, napili, hinirang ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “elekto”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “elekto”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 227