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feminine

/ˈruta/

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Translation

route, way

Word origin

From Latin rupta (via rupta, 'broken way'), the feminine past participle of rumpere ('to break'), in the sense of a road broken or forced through terrain.

Origin: Latin
Root: rupta
English cognates: route, rout, rupture

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralrutas

Examples

This is the best route to reach the sea.

I do not know the way to your house.

The train follows a very long route.

We are going to look for another route for the car.

The route passes through two big cities.

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This word is part of lesson 33.