la

feminine

/ma.tjɛʁ/

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Translation

material, matter; school subject

Word origin

From Latin materia ('timber, stuff, matter'), built on mater ('mother'), the wood being thought of as what a tree produces. English 'matter' and 'material' come from the same noun.

Origin: Latin
Root: materia
English cognates: matter, material

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralmatières

Examples

The material of this coat is very soft.

Quelle l' ?

What is your favourite subject at school?

j' .

The subjects I like best are the sciences.

' .

There is really nothing here to laugh about.

Those two materials are very different all the same.

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This word is part of lesson 45.