Polyglot Dictionary

retina

/reˈtina/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las retinas

Meaning

  1. retina

    • La retina es sensible.

      The retina is sensitive.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Netzhaut

Netzhaut is the German word for the same thing — both mean "retina."

Portuguese

retina

retina is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "retina."

Practice

1 What does retina mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ es sensible.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches retina?

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