Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/sɔl.da/

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Translation

soldier

Word origin

Borrowed from Italian soldato ('soldier'), from soldare ('to pay'), from soldo ('a coin, pay'), from Late Latin solidus, a Roman gold coin meaning 'solid'.

Origin
Latin
Root
solidus
English cognates
soldier, solid, solidus

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralsoldats

Examples

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The soldier is very young.

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He wants to become a soldier one day.

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The soldiers have gone back home.

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A good soldier does not ask questions.

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My father was a soldier during the war.

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This word is part of lesson 15.