el
masculine
/reˈlox/
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Translation
clock, watch
Word origin
From Latin horologium ('timepiece, clock'), borrowed from Greek horologion (hora 'hour' plus -logion 'teller'). The same Greek root gives English horology.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- horologion
- English cognates
- horology
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralrelojes
Examples
.
My watch has stopped again.
torre doce.
The tower clock says twelve.
regalaron .
They gave him a gold watch for his work.
metro .
Someone stole his watch on the underground yesterday.
sonó .
The clock went off far too early this morning.
.
My new watch keeps stopping every few minutes.
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