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altulo

altulo/alˈtu.lo/

altulo is an Esperanto noun meaning “tall person”.

Meaning

  1. tall person

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Related meanings: giant

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Pronunciation

IPA
/alˈtu.lo/
Syllables
al·TU·lo

Word structure

  1. altrootalto
  2. ulsuffixperson
  3. oendingnoun

Forms

singularplural
subjectaltuloaltuloj
object (-n)altulonaltulojn

Example sentences

  • Vi vera altulo estas, ĉu ne?You really are tall, aren't you? #1623567
  • Kial ĉiam antaŭ mi estas altulo?Why is there always a tall guy in front of me? #2412821
  • Tiu estis senmentona altulo, kun malestima maniero observi nin desupre laŭ la nazo, kiu pensigis min pri ĝirafo.There was a chinless tall person, with a haughty manner of observing us from above along their nose, which made me think of a giraffe.

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