Infinitive
ronroni
Forms
Tenses
| Present | ronronas |
| Past | ronronis |
| Future | ronronos |
| Conditional | ronronus |
| Imperative | ronronu! |
Participles
| Active past | ronroninta |
| Active present | ronronanta |
| Active future | ronrononta |
| Passive past | ronronita |
| Passive present | ronronta |
| Passive future | ronronota |
Etymology
From French ronronner, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Spanish ronronear. See: French '
ronronner', Spanish '
ronronear'.
Sample Sentences
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Sed — ke mi estu justa — unu estaĵo tamen ŝatis min: mia granda longhara nigra virkato, kiu ofte venadis por kuŝripozi sur miaj genuoj; mi karesis ĝin kaj ĝi kontente, obtuze ronronis ĝuante varmon de mia korpo. (But, to be fair, there was one creature who liked me anyway: my big, long-haired, black male cat, who would often come to lie resting on my knees; I would pet him and he would contentedly, obtusely purr, enjoying my body heat.) [2002, Valdemar Vinar, La skandalo pro Jozefo:]
Translations
purr, cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat