Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ˈtia/

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Translation

aunt; woman, girl, mate (informal)

Word origin

From Late Latin thia ('aunt'), borrowed from Greek theia. It replaced the Classical Latin amita.

Origin
Greek
Root
thia

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraltias

Examples

Sevilla .

My aunt lives in Seville and visits us every summer without fail.

¡, ! iNo , !

Hey, mate! I had not seen you since last year, it has been ages!

escritora .

The groom's aunt turned out to be a very famous writer throughout the country.

espectacular .

My aunts cooked us a spectacular meal on Sunday.

favorita guitarra .

Her favourite aunt gave her the guitar for her birthday.

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This word is part of lesson 16.