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la

feminine

/e.lɛk.tʁi.si.te/

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Translation

electricity

Word origin

From électrique, from Latin electrum, from Greek elektron ('amber'). Rubbed amber attracts light objects, and that is where the science began.

Origin
Greek
Root
elektron
English cognates
electricity, electric

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Examples

' ' .

There is no electricity left in the house.

L' .

Electricity is expensive in winter.

l' .

She turned off the electricity before leaving.

l' .

The village got electricity after the war.

, .

Without electricity, nothing works here.

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This word is part of lesson 50.