kantistino

Esperanto

Etymology

kantisto (“professional singer”) [from kanti (“to sing”) +‎ -isto (“professional”)] +‎ -ino (“female”)

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [kantistˈino]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: kant‧ist‧i‧no

Noun

kantistino (accusative singular kantistinon, plural kantistinoj, accusative plural kantistinojn)

1. female professional singer, singeress
   • 1907, Kazimierz Bein, transl., La Faraono‎^[1], volume 1, translation of original by Bolesław Prus, ch. I:

     Krom tio la oficirojn sekvis multenombraj kantistinoj kaj dancistinoj kun orkestro.

     Aside from that, the officers were followed by numerous singeresses and danceresses with an orchestra.

Hypernyms

• kantisto (“singer”)

Related terms

• kantanto (“one who is singing, singer”)
• kanti (“to sing”)
• kanto (“song”)