Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/ˈiðolo/

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Translation

idol

Word origin

From Latin idolum ('image, form'), borrowed from Greek eidolon ('phantom, likeness'), from eidos ('form, shape').

Origin
Greek
Root
eidolon
English cognates
idol, idyll

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralídolos

Examples

futbolista .

That footballer is the idol of all the children.

convirtió masas.

The singer became an idol of the masses.

templo .

In the temple there was a stone idol.

.

Meeting her idol was a dream come true.

conviene .

It is not wise to treat anyone as an idol.

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This word is part of lesson 61.