malsanulejestrinaĉo
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.”