edzino

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Perhaps a 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.[1] Reanalysed as edzo (husband, spouse) +‎ -ino (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eˈdzino/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: e‧dzi‧no

Noun

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

  1. wife (married woman)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Ebbe Vilborg, Etimologia Vortaro de Esperanto, 1989–2001