maltroigo

Esperanto

Etymology

From mal- (“opposite”) +‎ tro (“too”) +‎ -ig- (“-ify”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maltroˈiɡo/
  • Rhymes: -iɡo
  • Syllabification: mal‧tro‧i‧go
  • Hyphenation: mal‧tro‧igo

Noun

maltroigo (accusative singular maltroigon, plural maltroigoj, accusative plural maltroigojn)

  1. (rhetoric) understatement, meiosis
    Antonyms: hiperbolo, troigo
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