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feminine

/emeɾˈxenθja/ ES

/emeɾˈxensja/ MX

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Translation

emergency

Word origin

From Latin emergens, the present participle of emergere ('to rise out, emerge'), from ex- ('out') plus mergere ('to dip, plunge'). The same root gives English emergency and emerge.

Origin: Latin
Root: emergere
English cognates: emergency, emerge, merge

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralemergencias

Examples

, .

In case of emergency, call this number.

derecha.

The emergency exit is on the right.

They arrived at the emergency hospital.

The emergency services took ten minutes to arrive.

They declared a state of emergency after the strong storm.

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This word is part of lesson 22.