Kilo Lingo

l'

masculine

/aʁbʁ/

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Translation

tree

Word origin

From Latin arbor ('tree'). The shift of -or to -re is regular in the development from Latin to French. English 'arbour' and 'arboreal' share the root.

Origin
Latin
Root
arbor
English cognates
arbour, arboreal

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralarbres

Examples

.

There is a big tree in front of the house.

l' .

The children are playing under the tree in the garden.

.

This tree gives fruit every summer.

feuilles l'.

The wind makes the leaves of the tree move.

.

We planted a small tree in the garden.

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