la
feminine
/paɾˈtikula/
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Translation
particle
Word origin
From Latin particula, a diminutive of pars ('part'). The same root gives English 'particle' and 'part'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- particula
- English cognates
- particle, part
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralparticulas
Examples
brillaba .
Every particle of dust shone in the sunlight.
científicos materia.
Scientists study the smallest particles of matter.
filtro atrapa dañinas .
The filter traps the harmful particles in the air.
.
Not even a particle of food was left on the plate.
física, masa.
In physics, that particle has hardly any mass.
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