malsanulejestrinaĉo
Esperanto
Etymology
Compound of malsanulejo + estro + -ino + -aĉ- + -o.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /malsanulejestriˈnat͡ʃo/
- Hyphenation: mal‧sa‧nu‧le‧jes‧tri‧na‧ĉo
- Rhymes: -at͡ʃo
Noun
malsanulejestrinaĉo (accusative singular malsanulejestrinaĉon, plural malsanulejestrinaĉoj, accusative plural malsanulejestrinaĉojn)
- terrible female boss of a hospital
Usage notes
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
- Jordan, David K. (1999-07-01), “Chapter 4 (Part 1): Nouns”, in Being colloquial in Esperanto: a reference guide, Esperanto League for North Amer, →ISBN: “Some stylists regard the shortest correct form as slightly preferable.”