kotanimulo

Esperanto

Etymology

From koto (“dirt, filth”) +‎ animo (“soul”) +‎ -ulo (“person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kotaniˈmulo]
• Rhymes: -ulo
• Hyphenation: ko‧ta‧ni‧mu‧lo

Noun

kotanimulo (accusative singular kotanimulon, plural kotanimuloj, accusative plural kotanimulojn)

1. low-minded person
   • L. L. Zamenhof (translator), “Sterkskarabo” (“The Beetle Who Went on His Travels”) by Hans Christian Andersen, in Fabeloj, Book 4,

     Fi al la abomeninda kotanimulo, kiu ŝin trompe forlasis!

     Fie on the villain (lit. the loathsome low-minded person) that forsook her!