Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/linˈteɾna/

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Translation

torch, lantern

Word origin

From Latin lanterna, itself borrowed from Greek lamptēr ('torch, light'), from lampein ('to shine').

Origin
Latin
Root
lanterna
English cognates
lantern, lamp

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Plurallinternas

Examples

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I took a torch to see the path in the dark.

apagó pilas.

The torch went out because the batteries ran down.

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We looked for the keys with the phone's torch.

vigilante alumbró .

The guard lit up the courtyard with his torch.

Colgamos .

We hung an old lantern at the entrance to the garden.

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This word is part of lesson 67.