le
/li/
Translation
bed
Word origin
From Latin lectus ('bed, couch'). The same Indo-European root meaning 'to lie down' lies behind English lie and litter (in the sense of a portable couch).
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- lectus
- English cognates
- litter, lie
Grammar
Examples
, au .
I am too tired, I am going to bed.
' .
The bed is not made in your room.
'.
She reads in bed before falling asleep.
au .
The children must go to bed before nine o'clock.
l'-.
The cat often sleeps on my bed in the afternoon.
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