maltroigo
Esperanto
Etymology
From mal- (opposite) + tro (too) + -ig- (-ify) + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maltroˈiɡo/
- Hyphenation: mal‧tro‧i‧go
- Rhymes: -iɡo
Noun
maltroigo (accusative singular maltroigon, plural maltroigoj, accusative plural maltroigojn)
- (rhetoric) understatement, meiosis
- Antonyms: hiperbolo, troigo