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Etymology
From malaltiĝi + -o.
Pronunciation
Noun
malaltiĝo (accusative singular malaltiĝon, plural malaltiĝoj, accusative plural malaltiĝojn)
- lowering, fall, drop (in height or altitude)
- malaltiĝo de la akvonivelo ― a drop in the water level
- fall, drop, decrease (in value)
- malaltiĝo de temperaturo ― a drop in temperature
- lowering, abasement (socially or morally); 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? ”