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masculine

/a.e.ɾoˈpwer.to/

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Translation

airport

Word origin

A modern compound modelled on English 'airport', joining aero- (from Greek aer, 'air') with puerto ('port'), the latter from Latin portus ('harbour'). The Greek aer also gives English 'aerial' and 'aeroplane'.

Origin: Greek
Root: aer + portus
English cognates: aerial, aeroplane, port

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralaeropuertos

Examples

The airport is very far from the city.

We arrived at the airport at six.

My brother waited for me at the airport.

There is a new airport in my city.

muchos .

The airport has many flights every day.

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This word is part of lesson 30.