malfrua

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos?

Proto-Italic *malos

Archaic Latin malos

Latin malus

Latin maleder.

Old French mal-

Middle French mal-

French mal-bor.

Italian mal-bor.

Esperanto mal-

Esperanto frua

Esperanto malfrua

From mal- (“opposite of”) + frua (“early”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malˈfrua/

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• Rhymes: -ua
• Syllabification: mal‧fru‧a
• Hyphenation: mal‧frua

Adjective

malfrua (accusative singular malfruan, plural malfruaj, accusative plural malfruajn)

1. late

   Synonym: (poetic) tarda

   Antonym: frua