el

masculine

/ˈilo/

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Translation

thread, string

Word origin

From Latin filum ('thread, string'). The Latin f became a silent h.

Origin: Latin
Root: filum
English cognates: filament, file, filigree, profile

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralhilos

Examples

I need white thread for my new dress.

My mother sews the clothes with thread and needle.

The cat is playing with a thread on the floor.

I bought a very fine thread to fix the shirt.

The boy does not want to lose the thread of the story.

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This word is part of lesson 52.