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malaltiĝo

Etymology

From

Pronunciation

• IPA
  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:International_Phonetic_Alphabet
  (
  key
  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Esperanto_pronunciation
  ): /malaltˈid͡ʒo/
• Hyphenation: mal‧alt‧iĝ‧o
• Rhymes:
  -id͡ʒo
  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rhymes:Esperanto/id%CD%A1%CA%92o

Noun

malaltiĝo (accusative singular

1. lowering
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lowering
   ,
   fall
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fall
   ,
   drop
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drop
   (in height or altitude)

   malaltiĝo de la akvonivelo ― a drop in the water level

2. fall, drop, decrease (in value)

   malaltiĝo de temperaturo ― a drop in temperature

3. lowering,
   abasement
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abasement
   (socially or morally);
   condescension
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/condescension
   • L. L. Zamenhof (translator), “La Ombro” in Fabeloj by Hans Christian Andersen, Book 2,

     “Kia malaltiĝo!” pensis la scienculo, “ke mi devas lin respekti kiel sinjoron kaj li kun mi parolas tute senceremonie!”

     “How demeaning ( lit. what an abasement)!” thought the learned man, “for me to have to respect him as my master while he speaks to me with such familiarity!”

   • G. Badash (translator), La Princo kaj Betty (The Prince and Betty) by P. G. Wodehouse, Chapter 10,

     “Efektive?” li ripetis. Poste, kun taktoplena malaltiĝo, li aldonis: “Ili estas tre interesaj homoj, ĉu ne? [...]”

     “Really?” he said again. Then, with tactful condescension: “They are most interesting people, are they not? [...]”