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feminine

/pjɛʁ/

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Translation

stone

Word origin

From Latin petra ('rock, stone'), itself from Greek petra. The same root gives English petrify, petroleum and the name Peter.

Origin
Latin
Root
petra
English cognates
petrify, petroleum

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralpierres

Examples

construite .

The house is built from local stone.

.

He threw a stone into the river.

cœur , .

He has a heart of stone, nothing touches him.

construit .

The garden wall is built with local stones.

' .

A small stone got stuck in my walking shoe.

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This word is part of lesson 19.