la
feminine
/susˈtanθja/
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Translation
substance
Word origin
From Latin substantia, from sub ('under') plus stare ('to stand'). A substance is what stands beneath, the underlying essence of a thing.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- substantia
- English cognates
- substance, substantial, stand
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralsustancias
Examples
esencial .
Water is a substance essential to life.
Analizaron .
They analysed a strange substance in the laboratory.
contiene venenosa.
That plant contains a poisonous substance.
poca .
His speech had little substance.
Mezclaron .
They mixed two substances to create the product.
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