maljunulo
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From maljuna (“old”) + -ulo (“person”), from mal- (“opposite of”) + juna (“young”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]maljunulo (accusative singular maljunulon, plural maljunuloj, accusative plural maljunulojn)
- old person
- 2012, Plato, translated by Donald Broadribb, La Respubliko (Traduko al Esperanto) [The Republic (Translation into Esperanto)], 2nd corrected edition (paperback), New York: Mondial, →ISBN, page 18:
- "Nu, Kefalo," mi diris, "mi ja ĝuas konversacii kun maljunuloj. Mi opinias ke ni devus lerni de personoj kiuj jam laŭiris la vojon laŭ kiu ankaŭ ni mem devos iri."
- "Well, Cephalus," I said, "I certainly enjoy conversing with old people. I have the opinion that we should learn from people who already went along the path along which we ourselves will also have to go."
Hyponyms
[edit]- (neologism) maljunuliĉo, olduliĉo (“old man”)
- maljunulino, oldulino (“old woman”)
Derived terms
[edit]- maljunulejo (“nursing home, almshouse”)
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