la
feminine
/esˈtanθja/
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Translation
stay, room, ranch
Word origin
From estar ('to stay, to be'), from Latin stare ('to stand'). The noun originally meant the act of staying, then extended to a room and, in the Americas, to a large rural estate.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- stare
- English cognates
- stance, station
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralestancias
Examples
.
Our stay at the hotel was very pleasant.
Madrid español.
During my stay in Madrid I learned a lot of Spanish.
luminosa.
The house has a large and bright room.
¿ durará ?
How long will your stay abroad last?
pampa.
My grandparents worked on a ranch on the pampas.
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