la

feminine

/fœj/

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Translation

leaf; sheet of paper

Word origin

From Latin folia, the plural of folium ('leaf'), which was reinterpreted in Vulgar Latin as a feminine singular. English 'foliage' and 'folio' share the root.

Origin: Latin
Root: folium
English cognates: foliage, folio

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralfeuilles

Examples

The leaves are already falling in the garden.

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Pass me a sheet of paper, please.

l' .

Every leaf on the tree has changed colour.

He signed the sheet without even reading it.

The wind carried off all the dead leaves.

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This word is part of lesson 41.