profundaĝa

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Esperanto

Etymology

From profunda (deep) +‎ aĝo (age) +‎ -a (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /profundˈad͡ʒa/
  • Hyphenation: pro‧fund‧aĝ‧a
  • Rhymes: -ad͡ʒa

Adjective

profundaĝa (accusative singular profundaĝan, plural profundaĝaj, accusative plural profundaĝajn)

  1. elderly, extremely old
    Abraham [...] mortis en bona maljuneco, profundaĝa kaj sata de vivo. L.L. Zamenhof (translator), Old Testament, Genesis 25:8
    Abraham [...] died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years (literally, deeply old and replete with life).
    Synonym: maljunega