la
feminine
/enseˈɲanθa/
#4933 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
teaching, education
Word origin
From enseñar ('to teach'), from Vulgar Latin insignare, from Latin insignire ('to mark, to point out'), based on signum ('sign'). The same root gives English 'sign' and 'insignia'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- insignare
- English cognates
- sign, insignia
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralenseñanzas
Examples
.
Language teaching has changed a lot in recent years.
Dedicó .
She devoted her whole life to state education.
.
That experience left me a lesson I will never forget.
¿ método academia?
What teaching method do they use at this academy?
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The teaching of values begins at home.
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