Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ˈka.ma/

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Translation

bed

Word origin

From Late Latin cama ('bed, low couch on the ground'), a word the Romans noted as Iberian or otherwise pre-Latin in origin.

Origin
Latin
Root
cama

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Examples

, .

I am going to bed, I am very tired from the journey.

cabe .

The bed does not fit in the small room.

.

She had breakfast in bed on her birthday.

martes .

She had been ill in bed since last Tuesday.

.

We had to buy a new bed for the boy.

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