abomeno

Esperanto

Etymology

From French abomination; English abomination.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aboˈmeno]
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  • Rhymes: -eno
  • Hyphenation: a‧bo‧me‧no

Noun

abomeno (uncountable, accusative abomenon)

  1. abomination, disgust, loathing
    • 1998, Edwin Grobe (translator), “Mia Kontrabandulo” (“My Contraband, or, The Brothers” by Louisa May Alcott,
      Stranga silento plenigis la ĉambron dum la pli aĝa frato tenis la vivon de la pli juna frato pendanta en la mano, hezitante inter malhela espero kaj mortiga abomeno.
      A strange stillness filled the room as the elder brother held the younger’s life suspended in his hand, while wavering between a dim hope and a deadly hate.

Further reading

  • abomen' in Fundamento de Esperanto by L. L. Zamenhof, 1905
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