fraŭlo
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See also: fraulo
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Back-formation from fraŭlino (“Miss”) (subtracting suffix -ino (“female”)), from German Fräulein.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]fraŭlo (accusative singular fraŭlon, plural fraŭloj, accusative plural fraŭlojn)
- bachelor (unmarried man)
- 1932, L. L. Zamenhof (tr.), “Nokta ĉapo de fraŭlo”, in Fabeloj, translation of Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen:
- Oni mokas maljunan fraŭlon.
- People mock an old bachelor.
Usage notes
[edit]Unlike sinjoro (“Mister”), sinjorino (“Madam, Mistress”) and fraŭlino (“Miss”), fraŭlo is not used as a courtesy title. Not quite equivalent to English "Master", as that is age-based rather than marriage-based.
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