Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/eˈðað/

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Translation

age

Word origin

From Latin aetatem, the accusative of aetas ('age, lifetime'), itself from aevum ('age, lifetime'). The same root gives the English words below.

Origin
Latin
Root
aetas
English cognates
age, eternal

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraledades

Examples

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How old is your son?

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At his age he should already be more responsible.

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The average age of the class is twenty.

paciencia.

With age one learns to be more patient.

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At his age he still plays football on Sundays.

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This word is part of lesson 13.