kverelema

Esperanto

Etymology

From kvereli +‎ -ema.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kvereˈlema/
  • Rhymes: -ema
  • Syllabification: kve‧re‧le‧ma
  • Hyphenation: kverel‧ema

Adjective

kverelema (accusative singular kvereleman, plural kverelemaj, accusative plural kverelemajn)

  1. quarrelsome, cantankerous, contentious
    • 1999, Anna Löwenstein, La ŝtona urbo, Antwerp: Flandra Esperanto-Ligo, →ISBN, →OCLC:
      Ŝi estis lerte elektita edzino por mia onklo, ĉar malkiel ŝi, li estis senpacienca kaj kverelema.
      She was an adeptly chosen wife for my uncle, because unlike her, he was impatient and quarrelsome.
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