oldulo

Esperanto

Etymology

olda (“old”) +‎ -ulo (“person”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oldˈulo/
Hyphenation: old‧u‧lo
Rhymes: -ulo

Noun

oldulo (accusative singular oldulon, plural olduloj, accusative plural oldulojn)

(literary) old person[1]
(slang) old fart, geezer, old bag; an old person, especially when old-fashioned or boring

Synonyms

maljunulo
maljunulaĉo

Antonyms

junulo (“young person”)

Hypernyms

homo (“a human being”)

Hyponyms

(neologism) maljunuliĉo, olduliĉo (“old man”)
maljunulino, oldulino (“old woman”)

References

Hemingway, Ernest. La oldulo kaj la maro. Tr. Fernando de Diego. Chapecó: Fonto, 1996.

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