la
feminine
/kɾuθ/
#1708 of 5,000 Core 5000
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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