malalta
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Adjective
[edit]malalta (accusative singular malaltan, plural malaltaj, accusative plural malaltajn)
- low (in height or altitude)
- malaltaj montetoj ― low hills
- short (in stature)
- low, small (in number or quantity)
- malaltaj prezoj / malalta sumo
- low prices / a small sum of money
- low (in pitch)
- Claude Piron, Ili kaptis Elzan, Ĉapitro 11,
- Lia voĉo estis neatendite malalta.
- His voice was unexpectedly low.
- Claude Piron, Ili kaptis Elzan, Ĉapitro 11,
- low (in rank or social standing), lowly
- malalta oficiro ― a low-ranking officer
- Kabe (translator), La Faraono (Pharaoh) by Bolesław Prus, Book 1, Chapter 1,
- Malgraǔ sia malalta popola deveno, li okupis gravan postenon en la ŝtato, dank’ al esceptaj kapabloj.
- Despite his lowly origin among the common people, he held an important government position, thanks to his exceptional abilities.
Synonyms
[edit]- (short): malaltkreska
- (low-ranking): malaltranga