fraŭlino

See also: fraulino

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Alternative forms

fraulino (H-system spelling)
frauxlino (X-system spelling)

Etymology

From German Fräulein.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /frawlˈino/
Hyphenation: fraŭl‧i‧no
Rhymes: -ino

Noun

fraŭlino (accusative singular fraŭlinon, plural fraŭlinoj, accusative plural fraŭlinojn)

unmarried woman, bachelorette
(obsolete) Miss
- 1937, La Praktiko, quoted in Lidia, Wendy Heller, page 261:
  Fraŭlino Lidia Zamenhof (vojaĝanta al Ameriko): Nun flugas mi de loko al loko!
  Miss Lidia Zamenhof (traveling to America): Now I fly from place to place!

Abbreviations

f-ino (pl: f-inoj)

Usage notes

Obsolete as a title, superseded by sinjorino, which previously only referred to married women but has become generalized. See usage notes under fraŭlo.

Derived terms

fraŭlo (“bachelor”)

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