el
masculine
/solˈdaðo/
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Translation
soldier
Word origin
From soldar ('to pay'), ultimately from Latin solidus, a gold coin, because soldiers drew pay. The same root gives English soldier and solid.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- solidus
- English cognates
- soldier, solid
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralsoldados
Examples
plaza .
The soldiers walked through the town square.
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His father was a soldier in the war.
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Each soldier carries his own kit.
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The young soldier wrote a letter to his mother.
Muchos heridos .
Many soldiers came back wounded from the front.
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