edzino

Esperanto

Etymology

• Perhaps back-formation from Yiddish רביצין (rebetsin, “rebbetzin, rabbi's wife”). Zamenhof's explanation that it was from German Kronprinzessin (“Crown Princess”) is thought to have been an attempt to avoid antisemitism. Reanalysed as edzo (“husband, spouse”) +‎ -ino (“female”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /eˈdzino/
• Hyphenation: e‧dzi‧no

Noun

edzino (plural edzinoj, accusative singular edzinon, accusative plural edzinojn)

1. wife (married woman)

Derived terms

• edzo (“husband, spouse”) (a back-formation of edzino)
• edzinmurdo (“uxoricide”)