La De Malaltigi Lower Lingvo L Eo Conj Kaj

malaltigi

Etymology

From

Pronunciation

• IPA
  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:International_Phonetic_Alphabet
  (
  key
  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Esperanto_pronunciation
  ): /malaltˈiɡi/
• Hyphenation: mal‧alt‧i‧gi
• Rhymes:
  -iɡi
  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rhymes:Esperanto/i%C9%A1i

Verb

malaltigi (present

1. (
   transitive
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive
   ) to
   lower
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lower
   (in height or altitude)

   Oni malaltigis la flagon antaǔ la urbodomo.

   They’ve lowered the flag in front of the city hall.

2. (
   transitive
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive
   ) to lower (in pitch or volume)

   malaltigi la voĉon ĝis la flustro

   to lower one’s voice to a whisper

3. (
   transitive
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive
   ) to lower (in value or quantity),
   reduce
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/reduce
   ,
   decrease
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/decrease

   malaltigi la prezon / la valoron de io

   to lower the price / reduce the value of something

4. (
   transitive
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive
   ) to lower (socially or morally),
   diminish
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diminish
   ,
   debase
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/debase
   • 1900, anonymous, “Esenco kaj estonteco de la ideo de lingvo internacia” in L. L. Zamenhof (editor), Fundamenta Krestomatio de la Lingvo Esperanto, Section 5,
     [1]
     http://www.gutenberg.org/files/8224/8224-h/8224-h.htm

     [Ili] pensas, ke ĉia eĉ plej supraĵa konatiĝo kun la esenco de lingvoj artaj malaltigus ilian honoron kaj indecon.

     They think even the most superficial acquaintance with the substance of artificial languages would diminish their honour and dignity.

   • 1908, Henri Valienne, Ĉu li? Ĉapitro 8,

     Sed mi havas tro da malhumileco por min malaltigi por profito ĝis malkuraĝaĵo.

     But I have too much pride to debase myself for profit to the point of doing something cowardly.

Conjugation

Related terms

• malaltigo
  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/malaltigo#Esperanto
  (“lowering, decrease, reduction”)