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masculine

/pɥi/

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Translation

well, shaft

Word origin

From Latin puteus ('pit, well'). The final s belongs to the singular and does not mark a plural.

Origin: Latin
Root: puteus
English cognates: pit

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralpuitsirregular

Examples

' .

The village draws its water from an old well.

They have dug a well behind the house.

' .

This well is so deep that you cannot see the bottom.

l'.

The wells in the south ran dry over the summer.

au .

A stone fell to the bottom of the well.

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This word is part of lesson 59.