Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ˈkalma/

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Translation

calm

Word origin

From Late Latin cauma ('heat of the day'), from Greek kauma ('burning heat'), the sense shifting to the windless midday stillness. The same source gives English calm.

Origin
Greek
Root
kauma
English cognates
calm

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Examples

¡, !

Calm down, it is nothing!

.

I need a bit of calm after work.

Tómatelo , .

Take it easy, you have time.

.

I need a bit of calm to think clearly.

.

He asked the family to stay calm until they had news from the hospital.

mucha .

She spoke very calmly despite the problem.

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This word is part of lesson 19.