familiarulo

Esperanto

Etymology

From familiara (“familiar”, adjective) +‎ -ulo (nominal suffix: person characterised by the quality).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /familiaˈrulo/
  • Rhymes: -ulo
  • Hyphenation: fa‧mi‧li‧a‧ru‧lo

Noun

familiarulo (accusative singular familiarulon, plural familiaruloj, accusative plural familiarulojn)

  1. person, who constantly and unceremoniously interacts with another
    Synonyms: (literally: friend) amiko, (fellow, neighbour) proksimulo
    • 1978, Johán Valano, chapter XV, in Ĉu li bremsis sufiĉe? Krim-romano originale verkita en esperanto [Did he brake enough? A crime novel originally written in Esperanto]‎[1], 2. edition, Antverpeno/La Laguna: TK/Stafeto, published 1979:
      Estis agrabla restoracio, malhavanta ĉian […] pretendemon, sed tute komforta. […] Verŝajne familiaruloj tie ĉi regule frandis hejmecajn kuiraĵojn.
      It was a pleasant restaurant, devoid of all […] pretentiousness, but quite comfortable. […] Probably fellow friends here regularly enjoyed home-cooked meals.
    • 2000, Zofia Banet-Fornalowa, “Kiam orkestro fariĝas orkesto”, in Monato: internacia magazino‎[2], number 05, Belgio: Flandra Esperanto-Ligo, archived from the original on 3 December 2023, page 12:
      „Mi ne estas kuracisto kaj do parolas klare”, ŝercas [Jerzy] Owsiak. „Mi parolas negramatike kaj do estas familiarulo por averaĝa polo. […].”
      “I'm not a doctor and therefore speak clearly”, jokes [Jerzy] Owsiak. “I speak ungramatically and therefore I am a fellow friend to the average Pole. […].”

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