kotanimulo

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

German Kotbor.

Esperanto koto

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁mos

Proto-Italic *anamos

Latin animusder.

Italian animobor.

Esperanto animo

Russian -у́ля (-úlja)bor.

Proto-Slavic *-uľa

Polish -ulabor.

Esperanto -ulo

Esperanto kotanimulo

From koto (“dirt, filth”) + animo (“soul”) + -ulo (“person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kotaniˈmulo/
• Rhymes: -ulo
• Syllabification: ko‧ta‧ni‧mu‧lo
• Hyphenation: kot‧anim‧ulo

Noun

kotanimulo (accusative singular kotanimulon, plural kotanimuloj, accusative plural kotanimulojn)

1. low-minded person
   • L. L. Zamenhof (translator), “Sterkskarabo” (“The Beetle Who Went on His Travels”) by Hans Christian Andersen, in Fabeloj, Book 4,

     Fi al la abomeninda kotanimulo, kiu ŝin trompe forlasis!

     Fie on the villain (lit. the loathsome low-minded person) that forsook her!