l'

masculine

/ɛs.tɔ.ma/

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Translation

stomach

Word origin

From Latin stomachus, borrowed from Greek stomakhos ('gullet, throat'), from stoma ('mouth'). English 'stomach' comes from the same Latin word.

Origin: Latin
Root: stomachus
English cognates: stomach

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralestomacs

Examples

J' l' .

I have had stomach ache since this morning.

pèse l'.

Coffee sits heavily on my stomach.

c ' .

The final c of estomac is not pronounced.

famine .

His stomach was rumbling before noon.

l' .

It takes some nerve to speak to him like that.

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This word is part of lesson 40.