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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

.

The lake has a depth of thirty metres.

buzos gran .

The divers went down to a great depth.

¿ ?

What is the depth of this pool?

mucha .

She studied the subject in great depth.

.

In the depths of the forest nothing could be heard.

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This word is part of lesson 53.