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feminine

/ʃə.miz/

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Translation

shirt

Word origin

From Late Latin camisia ('shirt, nightgown'), probably of Germanic origin via the Roman army. The same root gave English 'camise' and 'chemise'.

Origin
Latin
Root
camisia
English cognates
chemise, camisole

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralchemises

Examples

.

He wears a white shirt for work.

.

This shirt is too big for me.

J' .

I bought a shirt at the market.

.

This dirty shirt needs to be washed.

.

His shirt is open at the top.

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This word is part of lesson 30.