la
feminine
mɛʁ
#919 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
sea
Word origin
From Latin mare ('sea'). The same root gives English marine, maritime and mermaid.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mare
- English cognates
- marine, maritime, mermaid
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralmers
Examples
l' .
We spend the summer by the sea.
.
The sea is calm this morning.
J' l' .
I love the smell of the sea.
.
We are spending our holidays by the sea.
.
The sea was calm and blue this morning.
Used in
Stories
(1)Grammar articles
(1)Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 19.