la
feminine
/kaˈiða/
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Translation
fall, drop
Word origin
From the verb caer, from Latin cadere ('to fall'). The same Latin root gives English 'cadence' and 'cascade'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- cadere
- English cognates
- cadence, cascade
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralcaídas
Examples
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The fall hurt his knee.
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There was a sharp drop in temperature at night.
¡ !
Watch out for that dangerous fall!
otoño.
The falling of the leaves heralds autumn.
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He suffered a bad fall while running.
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