la
feminine
/esˈtatwa/
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Translation
statue
Word origin
From Latin statua ('image, statue'), from statuere ('to set up, to place'), from stare ('to stand'). The same root gives English 'statue' and 'stature'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- statua
- English cognates
- statue, stature
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralestatuas
Examples
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In the square there is a bronze statue.
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The statue is more than a hundred years old.
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The children stood still like statues.
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We visited the famous statue in the park.
talló mármol.
The artist carved the statue in marble.
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