malaltkreska

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word malaltkreska. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word malaltkreska, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say malaltkreska in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word malaltkreska you have here. The definition of the word malaltkreska will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofmalaltkreska, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Esperanto

Etymology

malalta (low, short) +‎ kreski (to grow) +‎ -a (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

malaltkreska (accusative singular malaltkreskan, plural malaltkreskaj, accusative plural malaltkreskajn)

  1. short (of living things, especially human beings); stunted, squat
    • L. L. Zamenhof (translator), “Anneto” in Fabeloj by Hans Christian Andersen, Book 4,
      la knabo de Anneto elkreskis, kvankam li restis malaltkreska
      Annette’s boy grew, although he remained short
    • Henri Vallienne, Ĉu li? Ĉapitro Tria,
      Eĉ li elpensis eltirilon, por tiregi el tero la malaltkreskan palmarbon.
      He even invented an extractor for wrenching short palm trees out of the ground.

Antonyms