edzino

Esperanto

Etymology

Uncertain. 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/
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  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: e‧dzi‧no

Noun

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

  1. wife (married woman)

Derived terms
  • edzo (“husband”) (a back-formation of edzino)
  • edzinmurdo (“uxoricide”)

References
  1. Ebbe Vilborg, Etimologia Vortaro de Esperanto, 1989–2001
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