abomeno

Esperanto

Etymology

From French abomination; English abomination. Compare Ido abomino and Interlingua abomination.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aboˈmeno/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eno
  • Hyphenation: a‧bo‧me‧no

Noun

abomeno (uncountable, accusative abomenon)

  1. abomination, disgust, loathing
    • 1998, Edwin Grobe (translator), “Mia Kontrabandulo” (“My Contraband, or, The Brothers” by Louisa May Alcott,[1]
      Stranga silento plenigis la ĉambron dum la pli aĝa frato tenis la vivon de la pli juna frato pendanta en la mano, hezitante inter malhela espero kaj mortiga abomeno.
      A strange stillness filled the room as the elder brother held the younger’s life suspended in his hand, while wavering between a dim hope and a deadly hate.

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