Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/kɾuθ/

Line drawing of cruz
Coloured illustration of cruz
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Translation

cross

Word origin

From Latin crux, crucis ('cross, gallows'). The same root gives English 'cross', 'crucial' and 'crucify'.

Origin
Latin
Root
crux
English cognates
cross, crucial, crucify

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralcrucesirregular

Examples

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There is a white cross on top of the church.

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My grandmother wears a gold cross around her neck.

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Mark the right answer with a cross.

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We saw an old cross on the forest path.

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Everyone bears their own cross in this life.

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This word is part of lesson 35.