germanlingvano

Esperanto

Etymology

germana (German) + lingvo (language) + -ano (member)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡermanlinɡˈvano/
  • Hyphenation: ger‧man‧ling‧va‧no
  • Rhymes: -ano

Noun

germanlingvano (accusative singular germanlingvanon, plural germanlingvanoj, accusative plural germanlingvanojn)

  1. one who uses the German language, germanophone
    • 1989, Wells, John C., Lingvistikaj aspektoj de Esperanto, 2nd edition, Universala Esperanto-Asocio, OL 22343021M:
      Se la denaska lingvo plene determinus la mondrigardon, ni trovus, ke franclingvano ne komprenas la diferencon inter virino kaj edzino; ni trovus, ke germanlingvano konfuzus mense inter viro kaj edzo, inter virino kaj edzino; dum la anglalingvano bone komprenas la diferencon.
      If one's native language fully determined one's worldview, we would find that a francophone doesn't understand the difference between woman and wife; we would find that a germanophone would mentally confuse man and husband, woman and wife; while the anglophone well understands the difference.

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