la
feminine
/meˈðaʎa/
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Translation
medal
Word origin
From Italian medaglia, from Vulgar Latin medalia, a variant of Late Latin medialis ('half'), originally a small coin. The same source gives English 'medal' and 'medallion'.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- medaglia
- English cognates
- medal, medallion
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralmedallas
Examples
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The athlete won a gold medal.
¡ , !
How proud I am, my daughter received a medal!
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He keeps all his medals in a box.
¿ ?
How many medals did your country win?
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They hung the medal around his neck.
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