altebenaĵo

Esperanto

Alternative forms

Etymology

From alta (high, tall) + ebenaĵo (plain), from ebena (even, flat, level) + -aĵo (thing characterized by). Influenced by natural compounds like Italian altopiano and German Hochebene.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [altebeˈnaʒo]
  • Rhymes: -aʒo
  • Hyphenation: al‧te‧be‧na‧ĵo

Noun

altebenaĵo (accusative singular altebenaĵon, plural altebenaĵoj, accusative plural altebenaĵojn)

  1. (geography) plateau, mesa, tableland
    Aliflanke de tiu vulkano, oni povas vidi grandan sablan altebenaĵon.
    On the other side of this volcano is a large, sandy plateau.
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