senmentona

Esperanto

Etymology

From sen- (“without”) +‎ mentono (“chin”) +‎ -a (adjectival ending).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /senmenˈtona/
  • Rhymes: -ona
  • Hyphenation: sen‧men‧to‧na

Adjective

senmentona (accusative singular senmentonan, plural senmentonaj, accusative plural senmentonajn)

  1. chinless
    • 2008, Anna Löwenstein, Morto de artisto, Vlaamse Esperantobond, →ISBN, page 90:
      Tiu estis senmentona altulo, kun malestima maniero observi nin desupre laŭ la nazo, kiu pensigis min pri ĝirafo.
      There was a chinless tall person, with a haughty manner of observing us from above along their nose, which made me think of a giraffe.
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