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saltego

saltego/salˈte.ɡo/

saltego is an Esperanto noun meaning “augmentative of salto”.

Meaning

  1. augmentative of salto (“jump”)
  2. bound, leap

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Pronunciation

IPA
/salˈte.ɡo/
Syllables
sal·TE·go

Word structure

  1. saltrootsalto
  2. egsuffixbig, intense
  3. oendingnoun

Forms

singularplural
subjectsaltegosaltegoj
object (-n)saltegonsaltegojn

Example sentences

  • La brazila ekonomio kreskas per saltegoj.The Brazilian economy is growing by leaps and bounds. #5404614
  • La akrido faris saltegon.The locust made a big jump. #1061984
  • Tio estas paŝeto por homo, saltego por la homaro.That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. #2637369

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