Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/xoɾˈnaða/

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Translation

working day

Word origin

From Old Occitan jornada, from Latin diurnata, based on diurnus ('daily'), from dies ('day'). The same Latin root gives English 'journey' and 'journal'.

Origin
Latin
Root
diurnata
English cognates
journey, journal, diurnal

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraljornadas

Examples

.

The working day starts at nine in the morning.

, .

After a long day, I just want to rest.

.

We did a ten-hour trek through the mountains.

liga.

The team won on the last matchday of the league.

¡ agotadora !

What an exhausting day we have had today!

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This word is part of lesson 88.