la
feminine
/baˈia/
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Translation
bay
Word origin
Of uncertain origin, first recorded in medieval Iberian sources and shared with Portuguese baía. It is often linked to the same Late Latin baia that gave English 'bay'.
- Origin
- uncertain
- Root
- baia
- English cognates
- bay
Other proposed origins
- Most often traced to Late Latin baia, a word of obscure origin used for a harbour or inlet. (baia)
- Some accounts treat it as a pre-Roman Iberian coastal term of unknown source. (unknown)
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralbahías
Examples
.
The boats rest quietly in the bay.
colina .
From the hill you can see the whole bay.
protegida .
The bay is sheltered from the north wind.
.
We swam in the calm waters of the bay.
¡ amanecer!
How beautiful the bay is at dawn!
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