amdonantino

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Esperanto

Etymology

From amdonanto +‎ -ino.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [amdonantˈino]
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: am‧don‧ant‧i‧no

Noun

amdonantino (accusative singular amdonantinon, plural amdonantinoj, accusative plural amdonantinojn)

  1. (female) beloved, lover, mistress
    • Odd Tangerud (translator), Puphejmo (A Doll’s House) by Henrik Ibsen, Act II,
      lia patro estis abomeninda homo, kiu tenis amdonantinojn kaj aliajn tiajn
      His father was a frightful man, who kept mistresses and all that sort of thing (Eva Le Gallienne translation, Modern Library, 1951)
    • Johán Valano (Claude Piron), Ĉu vi kuiras ĉine? Ĉapitro 4,
      Pli bone, ke mi tion diru mem, vi certe ekscius finfine. Jes, mi estis lia amdonantino.
      I’d better tell you myself; you’ll be sure to find out eventually. Yes, I was his mistress.