Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/fɔ.ʁɛ/

Line drawing of forêt
Coloured illustration of forêt
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Translation

forest

Word origin

From Medieval Latin forestis (silva) ('the outside wood'), land set aside as royal hunting ground, from Latin foris ('outside'). English 'forest' and 'foreign' derive from the same root.

Origin
Latin
Root
forestis
English cognates
forest, foreign, forfeit

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralforêts

Examples

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We walked in the forest.

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This forest is very old.

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The children are playing at the edge of the forest.

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There are many animals in this forest.

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We got lost in the forest at night.

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This word is part of lesson 31.