la
feminine
/fakulˈtað/
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Translation
faculty
Word origin
From Latin facultas ('capability, power, means'), related to facilis ('easy') and facere ('to do, make'). The same root gives English 'faculty'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- facultas
- English cognates
- faculty
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralfacultades
Examples
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She studies medicine at the city's faculty.
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He lost the ability to speak after the accident.
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You have full power to make that decision.
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The law faculty is near the river.
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The use of reason is a human faculty.
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