la

feminine

/ˈluna/

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Translation

moon

Word origin

From Latin 'luna' ('moon'), from an earlier 'lucna' related to 'lucere' ('to shine'). The same root gives English lunar and lunatic.

Origin: Latin
Root: luna
English cognates: lunar, lunatic

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Plurallunas

Examples

There is a full moon tonight.

The wolves call to the moon at night.

We spent our honeymoon in Italy.

The moon could be seen in the lake's water.

He watched the full moon from the garden of his house.

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This word is part of lesson 18.