el

masculine

/iˈðjoma/

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Translation

language

Word origin

From Latin idioma ('a peculiarity of language'), from Greek idioma ('peculiarity, property'), from idios ('one's own, private').

Origin: Greek
Root: idioma
English cognates: idiom, idiomatic

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralidiomas

Examples

Spanish is a very beautiful language.

My sister speaks three languages in her job.

I want to learn a new language this year.

English is the language of today's world.

Studying a language takes a lot of time and work.

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This word is part of lesson 47.