🇪🇸 español

electricidad

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la electricidad

electricity

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electricidad
/la elektɾiθiˈðað/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice electricidad en español?

AFI
/la elektɾiθiˈðað/

How do you pronounce electricidad in español?

electricidad is pronounced /la elektɾiθiˈðað/ in español.

Frases de ejemplo

La electricidad renovable es fundamental para nuestro futuro sostenible.

Renewable electricity is fundamental for our sustainable future.

La electricidad cara ha afectado negativamente a las familias pobres este invierno.

Expensive electricity has negatively affected poor families this winter.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Electricidad is feminine because it derives from the Latin "electricitas," which inherited the feminine gender from the Latin suffix "-itas" (used to form abstract nouns), similar to how other Spanish abstract nouns ending in "-idad" like "ciudad" and "libertad" are also feminine. This suffix pattern became a productive rule in Spanish, making virtually all "-idad" nouns feminine.

¿Cómo se dice electricity en español?

En español, electricity se dice la electricidad — feminine.

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