el
masculine
/penˈdjente/
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Translation
earring
Word origin
From the present participle of pender ('to hang'), from Latin pendere. An earring is literally something that hangs, and the same root gives English 'pendant' and 'pending'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pendere
- English cognates
- pendant, pending, pendulum
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralpendientes
Examples
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I lost an earring at the party.
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She is wearing gold earrings.
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I still have a pending matter with the bank.
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Have you seen my silver earring?
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He gave me some earrings for my birthday.
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