mallongigo

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-?

Proto-Italic *malos

Latin malus

Latin maleder.

Old French mal-

Middle French mal-

French mal-bor.

Italian mal-bor.

Esperanto mal-

Esperanto longa

Esperanto mallonga

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Germanic *-gaz

Proto-West Germanic *-g

Old High German -ig

Middle High German -ic

German -ig

German -en

German -igenbor.

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti

Proto-Italic *-agāōder.

Latin -igō

Latin -igārebor.

Esperanto -igi

Esperanto mallongigi

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Italic *-os

Old Latin -os

Latin -um

Italian -oder.

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Italic *-om

Latin -um

Spanish -oder.

Ancient Greek -οι (-oi)der.

Esperanto -o

Esperanto mallongigo

From mallongigi (“to abbreviate”) + -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mallonˈɡiɡo/

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• Rhymes: -iɡo
• Syllabification: mal‧lon‧gi‧go
• Hyphenation: mal‧long‧igo

Noun

mallongigo (accusative singular mallongigon, plural mallongigoj, accusative plural mallongigojn)

1. abbreviation (shortened word or phrase)