la
/ʁut/
Translation
road, route, way
Word origin
From Old French rute, from Vulgar Latin rupta (via) ('a broken way, a road forced through'), the feminine past participle of Latin rumpere ('to break').
- Origin
- Vulgar Latin
- Root
- rupta (via)
- English cognates
- route, rupture, rout
Grammar
Examples
' .
The road is long to the border.
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Safe journey, take care on the motorway.
Quelle ?
What is the best road to get to the sea?
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The road between the two villages is very beautiful in summer.
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We will set off before sunrise.
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