Bildo

Bildo is the Esperanto noun meaning picture or image. It refers to a visual representation, such as a photograph, drawing, painting, icon, or other depiction. The term is common in everyday speech, education, media, and broader discourse when talking about images on pages, screens, or publications. In Esperanto grammar, bildo forms the plural as bildoj. The definite singular form is la bildo, and the accusative is la bildon, as in Mi vidas la bildon (I see the picture).

Etymology and relation to other terms: Bildo is borrowed from the German word Bild, adjusted to Esperanto spelling and morphology with the standard noun ending -o. This root appears in related Esperanto vocabulary for visual representations and imagery.

Usage notes: Bildo can denote a wide range of visual media, from a single photograph to a simple illustration. It is used across domains, including education, journalism, art, and digital contexts, to reference images in general or specific pictures identified in discourse. When discussing multiple images, bildoj is used, and when specifying a particular image as an object, la bildo or la bildon is appropriate depending on sentence structure and case.

See also: In Esperanto, the broader concept of an image or representation is often conveyed with bildo and its inflected forms, and it sits alongside other terms for media and visual communication.