kantistino

Esperanto

Etymology

kantisto (professional singer) [from kanti (to sing) + -isto (professional)] + -ino (female)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kantistˈino/
  • Hyphenation: kant‧ist‧i‧no
  • Rhymes: -ino

Noun

kantistino (accusative singular kantistinon, plural kantistinoj, accusative plural kantistinojn)

  1. female professional singer, singeress
    • 1907, Kazimierz Bein (translator), La Faraono, volume 1, translation of original by Bolesław Prus, ch. I:
      Krom tio la oficirojn sekvis multenombraj kantistinoj kaj dancistinoj kun orkestro.
      Aside from that, the officers were followed by numerous singeresses and danceresses with an orchestra.

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