el
masculine
/sisˈtema/
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Translation
system
Word origin
From Late Latin systema, a borrowing of Greek systema ('an organised whole, a composition'), from syn- ('together') and histanai ('to set, to place').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- systema
- English cognates
- system, systematic
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralsistemas
Examples
.
The car's system needs a change soon.
.
The health system is very different there.
sencillo .
They have a simple system for cleaning the water.
controla .
The nervous system controls the whole body.
.
The new payment system is much faster.
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