Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/paˈɾeð/

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Translation

wall

Word origin

From Latin paries, parietis ('wall of a house'). The same root gives English parietal, as in the parietal bones of the skull.

Origin
Latin
Root
paries
English cognates
parietal

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralparedes

Examples

Colgamos .

We hung a painting on the living room wall.

finas.

The walls are too thin.

.

She painted the wall light blue.

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Behind the wall was the neighbour's music.

.

The garden wall fell down after the storm.

colgado .

There is a big picture hanging on the living room wall.

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This word is part of lesson 19.