la
feminine
/fotoɣɾaˈfia/
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Translation
photograph
Word origin
From Greek phos ('light') plus graphein ('to write, to draw'), so literally 'drawing with light'. English 'photograph' comes from the same two roots.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- phos + graphein
- English cognates
- photograph, photography, graphic
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralfotografías
Examples
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She hung an old photograph on the living room wall.
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Landscape photography is her great passion.
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Will you take a photograph of me in front of the cathedral?
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In this photograph you can see the whole family together.
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He studied photography at an art school.
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