Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/bɛ̃/

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Translation

bath

Word origin

From Latin balneum ('bath, bathing place'), itself borrowed from Greek balaneion. The English bath is unrelated, being of native Germanic origin.

Origin
Latin
Root
balneum

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralbains

Examples

detendre.

I am going to take a hot bath to relax.

.

The baby loves his evening bath.

-midi.

We took a dip in the lake this afternoon.

, pyjama.

After the bath, the children put on their pyjamas.

.

This bathroom is too small for two people.

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