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Translation

arrow

Word origin

From Latin sagitta, an arrow, the word behind the constellation Sagittarius, the archer.

Origin
Latin
Root
sagitta
English cognates
Sagittarius

Examples

rekte .

The arrow flew straight to the target.

, .

On the wall there is an arrow showing the way.

.

He shot three arrows.

covers both the thing you shoot and the sign that points: the arrow on a road sign is a , exactly as in English. Do not confuse it with saĝa, wise, which differs by one letter and a hat; the ĝ is the soft j of judge, while has a plain hard g. The bow itself is , literally the shooting arc.

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This word is part of lesson 30.