el

masculine

/ˈpje/

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Translation

foot

Word origin

From Latin pes, pedis ('foot').

Origin: Latin
Root: pes
English cognates: pedal, pedestrian, pedestal

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralpies

Examples

My left foot hurts.

We went on foot to the square.

He stood up and started to sing.

Tropezó .

He tripped and hurt his right foot.

At the foot of the mountain there is a lovely village.

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This word is part of lesson 9.