Information about the word quake (English → Esperanto: tertremo)

Synonyms: earthquake, temblor

Part of speechcommon noun
Pronunciation/kweɪ̯k/
Hyphenationquake
Shavian alphabet𐑒𐑢𐑱𐑒
Deseret alphabet𐐿𐐶𐐩𐐿
Pluralquakes

Usage samples

Residents in Chéngdū, the provincial capital, 300 kilometres (186 miles) away from the epicentre, told Xinhua they felt the quake.
The quake was also felt in the Greek capital of Athens.
There has been no call yet from the Burmese government for international assistance in dealing with the latest quake.

Translations

Afrikaansaardbewing
Catalanterratrèmol
Czechzemětřesení
Danishjordskælv
Dutchaardbeving
Esperantotertremo; sismo; seismo
Finnishmaanjäristys
Frenchséisme; tremblement de terre
GermanErdbeben
Hawaiianʻōlaʻi
Italianterremoto
Latinostes; tremor
Low Germanaerdbeaving
Papiamentotemblor
Portugueseterremoto; tremor de terra
Saterland FrisianÄidbieuwjen
Spanishterremoto
Swedishjordbävning
Welshdaeargryn
West Frisianierdskodding