altkreska

Esperanto

Etymology

From alta (high, tall) + kreski (to grow) + -a (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [altˈkreska]
  • Rhymes: -eska
  • Hyphenation: alt‧kres‧ka

Adjective

altkreska (accusative singular altkreskan, plural altkreskaj, accusative plural altkreskajn)

  1. tall (of living things, especially human beings)
    • L. L. Zamenhof (translator), Sankta Biblio, II. Samuel 21.20,
      tie estis viro tre altkreska, kiu havis sur la manoj kaj sur la piedoj po ses fingroj
      [there] was a man of great stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on every foot six toes
    • Johán Valano (Claude Piron), Ĉu li venis trakosme, Ĉapitro 4,
      Kiam li sidis, li ŝajnis altkreska, sed post kiam li stariĝis, oni konstatis, ke li apenaŭ superas la mezan korpoalton: li havis torson misproporcie grandan kompare kun la nelongaj kruroj.
      When seated, he seemed tall, but after he stood up, it became clear that he was scarcely above average in stature: he had a disproportionately long torso compared to his relatively short legs.
    Antonym: malaltkreska
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