fraŭlo

See also: fraulo

Esperanto

Alternative forms

fraulo (H-system spelling)
frauxlo (X-system spelling)

Etymology

Back-formation from fraŭlino (“Miss”) (subtracting suffix -ino (“female”)), from German Fräulein.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfrawlo]
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Rhymes: -awlo
Hyphenation: fraŭ‧lo

Noun

fraŭlo (accusative singular fraŭlon, plural fraŭloj, accusative plural fraŭlojn)

bachelor (unmarried man)
- 1932, L. L. Zamenhof (tr.), “Nokta ĉapo de fraŭlo”, in Fabeloj, translation of Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen:
  Oni mokas maljunan fraŭlon.
  People mock an old bachelor.

Usage notes

Unlike sinjoro (“Mister”), sinjorino (“Madam, Mistress”) and fraŭlino (“Miss”), fraŭlo is not used as a courtesy title. Not quite equivalent to English "Master", as that is age-based rather than marriage-based.

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