malsanulejestrinaĉo

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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malsanulejestrinaĉo (accusative singular malsanulejestrinaĉon, plural malsanulejestrinaĉoj, accusative plural malsanulejestrinaĉojn)

  1. terrible female boss of a hospital

Usage notes

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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

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  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.