Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/komˈbento/

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Translation

convent, monastery

Word origin

From Latin conventus ('assembly, meeting'), from convenire ('to come together'), from com ('together') plus venire ('to come').

Origin
Latin
Root
conventus
English cognates
convent, convene

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralconventos

Examples

monjas .

The nuns live in an old convent.

data dieciséis.

The monastery dates from the sixteenth century.

.

We visited the convent during our trip.

gran .

A deep silence reigns in the convent.

¿ ?

Can you enter the convent without permission?

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This word is part of lesson 77.