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)

  1. 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

  1. ^ Jordan, David K. (1 July 1999) “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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