la
feminine
/ˈman.ta/
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Translation
blanket
Word origin
From Late Latin manta or mantum ('cloak'), related to mantellum ('mantle, covering'). The sense developed towards a covering for a bed.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- manta
- English cognates
- mantle, mantel
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralmantas
Examples
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I need a blanket because I am cold.
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The blue blanket is on the bed.
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My grandmother made me this blanket.
favorita.
The children sleep with their favourite blanket.
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I bought a new blanket for winter.
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