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Pluvodoro

Meaning: the characteristic smell of rain, especially the smell that appears when rain falls on dry ground.

Formation:

pluvo = rain

odoro = smell, odor

pluv- + odor-o → pluvodoro

Example:

Mi amas la pluvodoron post longa periodo sen pluvo.

English:

“I love the smell of rain after a long period without rain.”

Related forms:

pluvodora — having the smell of rain

pluvodoreco — the quality/characteristic of smelling like rain

pluvodori — to smell of rain

Lunvoro: the feeling of suddenly becoming highly motivated or inspired late at night, especially when everyone else is asleep.

Formation:

lun- = moon/night

-voro = from voro (“devourer”), used creatively to suggest something that consumes you.

Example:

Mi ne povas dormi — mi havas lunvoron kaj volas krei tutan projekton!

“I can't sleep — I have lunvoro and I want to create an entire project!”

Adjective: lunvora — characterized by this feeling

Person: lunvorulo — someone who frequently experiences it.

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