malsanulejestrinaĉo
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Esperanto
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of malsanulejo + estro + -ino + -aĉ- + -o.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]malsanulejestrinaĉo (accusative singular malsanulejestrinaĉon, plural malsanulejestrinaĉoj, accusative plural malsanulejestrinaĉojn)
- terrible female boss of a hospital
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.”