malzorga

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 zorgi

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

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Latin -a

Italian -ader.

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Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto zorga

Esperanto malzorga

From mal- (“opposite of”) + zorga (“careful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /malˈzorɡa/

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• Rhymes: -orɡa
• Syllabification: mal‧zor‧ga
• Hyphenation: mal‧zorga

Adjective

malzorga (accusative singular malzorgan, plural malzorgaj, accusative plural malzorgajn)

1. careless