malsanulejestrinaĉo

Esperanto

Etymology

Compound of malsanulejo +‎ estro +‎ -ino +‎ -aĉ- +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [malsanulejestriˈnat͡ʃo]
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -at͡ʃo
Hyphenation: mal‧sa‧nu‧le‧jes‧tri‧na‧ĉo

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 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.”

[1] 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.”

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