el
masculine
/desˈtino/
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Translation
destiny; destination
Word origin
From Latin destinare ('to make firm, determine, appoint'). The same root gives English destiny, destination and obstinate.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- destinare
- English cognates
- destiny, destination, obstinate
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraldestinos
Examples
Madrid.
Our destination is Madrid.
unió.
I think destiny brought us together.
.
Each of us is master of our own destiny.
.
We changed destination and went to the mountains instead.
.
The parcel reached its destination three days later.
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