maltroigo

Esperanto

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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