malsanulejestrinaĉo
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Esperanto[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of malsanulejo + estro + -ino + -aĉ- + -o.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): [malsanulejestriˈnat͡ʃo]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -at͡ʃo
- Hyphenation: mal‧sa‧nu‧le‧jes‧tri‧na‧ĉo
Noun[edit]
malsanulejestrinaĉo (accusative singular malsanulejestrinaĉon, plural malsanulejestrinaĉoj, accusative plural malsanulejestrinaĉojn)
- terrible female boss of a hospital
Usage notes[edit]
This word is usually presented as an example of agglutination in Esperanto and its potential for infinite compounding, and is considered by many Esperantists to be poor style.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Jordan, David K. (1999 July 1) “Chapter 4 (Part 1): Nouns”, in Being colloquial in Esperanto: a reference guide[1], Esperanto League for North Amer, →ISBN: “Some stylists regard the shortest correct form as slightly preferable.”