la
ɡʁɑ̃mɛʁ
Translation
grandmother
Word origin
A compound of grand ('great', from Latin grandis) and mère ('mother', from Latin mater). The same roots give English grand and maternal.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- grandis + mater
- English cognates
- grand, maternal
Grammar
Examples
- au .
My grandmother makes the best chocolate cake.
- l' .
She became a grandmother last year.
-.
I spend the holidays at my grandmother's.
- au .
My grandmother makes the best chocolate cake.
- .
Her grandmother has been living alone for five years now.
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