alteco

Esperanto

Etymology

From alta +‎ -eco.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [alˈtet͡so]
• Rhymes: -et͡so
• Hyphenation: al‧te‧co

Noun

alteco (uncountable, accusative altecon)

1. height

   dekmetra alteco

   a height of ten metres

   Mi ne atingas la altecon de via ŝultro.

   I don’t come up to your shoulder (lit. I don’t reach the height of your shoulder).

   • Kabe (translator), La Faraono (Pharaoh) by Bolesław Prus, Book 3, Chapter 8,

     arboj, plantitaj regule kaj preskaǔ de sama alteco

     trees planted at regular intervals and of almost identical heights

2. Highness (title)

   Via Reĝa Alteco

   Your Royal Highness