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edzino

edzino

Esperanto

Noun

edzino ‎(accusative singular edzinon, plural edzinoj, accusative plural edzinojn)

  1. wife (married woman)

Derived terms

  • edzo ‎(“husband, spouse”) (a back-formation of edzino)
  • edzinmurdo ‎(“uxoricide”)

References

  1. ↑ Ebbe Vilborg, Etimologia Vortaro de Esperanto, 1989–2001
  2. ↑ Kalocsay & Waringhien, Plena Analiza Gramatiko de Esperanto

Etymology

Perhaps a back-formation from Yiddish רביצין ‎(rebetsin, “rebbetzin, rabbi's wife”). Zamenhof's explanation that it was from German Kronprinzessin ‎(“Crown Princess”) is thought to have been an attempt to avoid antisemitism.[1] Reanalysed as edzo ‎(“husband, spouse”) +‎ -ino ‎(feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈdzino/
  • Hyphenation: e‧dzi‧no[2]

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