Translation
lake
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Word origin
From the Romance words for lake, Italian and Spanish lago, from Latin lacus ('basin, lake'). English lake and lagoon come from the same Latin root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- lacus
- English cognates
- lake, lagoon
Examples
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The lake is deep and calm.
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A small house stands beside the lake.
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In the summer we often go to the lake.
The water words line up neatly by size: sits between o, the pond you get with the diminutive -, and , the sea. A flows, a stays put, and Esperanto keeps that distinction as firmly as English does. Switzerland's lakes gave the early Esperanto congresses their postcard backdrops, so has a certain movement nostalgia to it. The adjective exists but is rare; you will mostly meet the noun plus a preposition.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 11: lago, sistemo, aviadilo and 6 more words.