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/藞tumba/

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Translation

grave, tomb

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Word origin

From Latin tumba ('tomb'), from Greek tymbos ('burial mound'). The same root gives English 'tomb'.

Origin
Greek
Root
tymbos
English cognates
tomb

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraltumbas

Examples

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They left flowers on their grandmother's grave.

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The king's tomb is inside the cathedral.

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Every year we visit my father's grave.

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They found a very old tomb beneath the church.

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He took the secret to his grave.

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This word is taught in chapter 16, lesson 10: tumba, incluir, libra and 6 more words.