"maljunulo" meaning in Esperanto

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Noun

IPA: /maljunˈulo/ Audio: LL-Q143 (epo)-Lepticed7-maljunulo.wav Forms: maljunulon [accusative, singular], maljunuloj [plural], maljunulojn [accusative, plural]
Rhymes: -ulo Etymology: From maljuna (“old”) + -ulo (“person”), from mal- (“opposite of”) + juna (“young”). Etymology templates: {{af|eo|maljuna|-ulo|t1=old|t2=person}} maljuna (“old”) + -ulo (“person”), {{af|eo|mal-|juna|nocat=1|t1=opposite of|t2=young}} mal- (“opposite of”) + juna (“young”) Head templates: {{eo-head}} maljunulo (accusative singular maljunulon, plural maljunuloj, accusative plural maljunulojn)
  1. old person Synonyms: oldulo Hypernyms: homo Hyponyms: maljunuliĉo [neologism], olduliĉo (english: old man), maljunulino, oldulino (english: old woman) Derived forms: maljunulejo (english: nursing home, almshouse)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "maljuna",
        "3": "-ulo",
        "t1": "old",
        "t2": "person"
      },
      "expansion": "maljuna (“old”) + -ulo (“person”)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "mal-",
        "3": "juna",
        "nocat": "1",
        "t1": "opposite of",
        "t2": "young"
      },
      "expansion": "mal- (“opposite of”) + juna (“young”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From maljuna (“old”) + -ulo (“person”), from mal- (“opposite of”) + juna (“young”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maljunulon",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maljunuloj",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maljunulojn",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "maljunulo (accusative singular maljunulon, plural maljunuloj, accusative plural maljunulojn)",
      "name": "eo-head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mal‧jun‧u‧lo"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "mal‧jun‧u‧lo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "junulo"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto terms suffixed with -ulo",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "eo",
          "name": "Age",
          "orig": "eo:Age",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "eo",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "eo:People",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "nursing home, almshouse",
          "translation": "nursing home, almshouse",
          "word": "maljunulejo"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              52,
              62
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              61,
              71
            ]
          ],
          "english": "\"Well, Cephalus,\" I said, \"I certainly enjoy conversing with old people. I have the opinion that we should learn from people who already went along the path along which we ourselves will also have to go.\"",
          "ref": "2012, Plato, translated by Donald Broadribb, La Respubliko (Traduko al Esperanto) [The Republic (Translation into Esperanto)], 2nd corrected edition (paperback), New York: Mondial, →ISBN, page 18:",
          "text": "\"Nu, Kefalo,\" mi diris, \"mi ja ĝuas konversacii kun maljunuloj. Mi opinias ke ni devus lerni de personoj kiuj jam laŭiris la vojon laŭ kiu ankaŭ ni mem devos iri.\"",
          "translation": "\"Well, Cephalus,\" I said, \"I certainly enjoy conversing with old people. I have the opinion that we should learn from people who already went along the path along which we ourselves will also have to go.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old person"
      ],
      "hypernyms": [
        {
          "word": "homo"
        }
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "neologism"
          ],
          "word": "maljunuliĉo"
        },
        {
          "english": "old man",
          "translation": "old man",
          "word": "olduliĉo"
        },
        {
          "word": "maljunulino"
        },
        {
          "english": "old woman",
          "translation": "old woman",
          "word": "oldulino"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-maljunulo-eo-noun-moesO4rl",
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "oldulo"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maljunˈulo/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ulo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maljunulo"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "nursing home, almshouse",
      "translation": "nursing home, almshouse",
      "word": "maljunulejo"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "3": "-ulo",
        "t1": "old",
        "t2": "person"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
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        "3": "juna",
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        "t2": "young"
      },
      "expansion": "mal- (“opposite of”) + juna (“young”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From maljuna (“old”) + -ulo (“person”), from mal- (“opposite of”) + juna (“young”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maljunulon",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maljunuloj",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maljunulojn",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "maljunulo (accusative singular maljunulon, plural maljunuloj, accusative plural maljunulojn)",
      "name": "eo-head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mal‧jun‧u‧lo"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "mal‧jun‧u‧lo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "neologism"
      ],
      "word": "maljunuliĉo"
    },
    {
      "english": "old man",
      "translation": "old man",
      "word": "olduliĉo"
    },
    {
      "word": "maljunulino"
    },
    {
      "english": "old woman",
      "translation": "old woman",
      "word": "oldulino"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "junulo"
        }
      ],
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        "Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro",
        "Esperanto 4-syllable words",
        "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
        "Esperanto lemmas",
        "Esperanto nouns",
        "Esperanto terms suffixed with -ulo",
        "Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Esperanto terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Esperanto/ulo",
        "Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto",
        "eo:Age",
        "eo:People"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              52,
              62
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              61,
              71
            ]
          ],
          "english": "\"Well, Cephalus,\" I said, \"I certainly enjoy conversing with old people. I have the opinion that we should learn from people who already went along the path along which we ourselves will also have to go.\"",
          "ref": "2012, Plato, translated by Donald Broadribb, La Respubliko (Traduko al Esperanto) [The Republic (Translation into Esperanto)], 2nd corrected edition (paperback), New York: Mondial, →ISBN, page 18:",
          "text": "\"Nu, Kefalo,\" mi diris, \"mi ja ĝuas konversacii kun maljunuloj. Mi opinias ke ni devus lerni de personoj kiuj jam laŭiris la vojon laŭ kiu ankaŭ ni mem devos iri.\"",
          "translation": "\"Well, Cephalus,\" I said, \"I certainly enjoy conversing with old people. I have the opinion that we should learn from people who already went along the path along which we ourselves will also have to go.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "old person"
      ],
      "hypernyms": [
        {
          "word": "homo"
        }
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "oldulo"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/maljunˈulo/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ulo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maljunulo"
}

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