la
feminine
/pɾofundiˈðað/
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Translation
depth
Word origin
From profundo ('deep'), from Latin profundus, from pro ('forth') plus fundus ('bottom'). The same fundus gives English 'fund' and 'foundation'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- profundus
- English cognates
- profound, fund
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralprofundidades
Examples
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The lake has a depth of thirty metres.
buzos gran .
The divers went down to a great depth.
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What is the depth of this pool?
mucha .
She studied the subject in great depth.
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In the depths of the forest nothing could be heard.
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