abomeno

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree
Late Latin abōminō
Proto-Indo-European *-tisder.
Proto-Italic *-tjō
Late Latin -tiō
Late Latin abōminātiō
Late Latin abōminātiōnemder.
French abominationder.
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Late Latin abōminātiōnemder.
Middle French abominationbor.
Middle English abominacioun
English abominationder.
Esperanto abomeno

    From French abomination; English abomination. Compare Ido abomino and Interlingua abomination. First attested in 1889.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /aboˈmeno/
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    • Rhymes: -eno
    • Syllabification: 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.

    References

    1. ^ Neves; Pabst (2022), “abomeno”, in Historia Vortaro de Esperanto, →ISBN, page 74

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