🇪🇸 español

flores

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

las flores

flowers

Try it

flores
/las ˈfloɾes/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice flores en español?

AFI
/las ˈfloɾes/

How do you pronounce flores in español?

flores is pronounced /las ˈfloɾes/ in español.

Frases de ejemplo

La flor roja es más hermosa que la flor blanca.

The red flower is more beautiful than the white flower.

Esta flor delicada necesita agua fresca cada día.

This delicate flower needs fresh water every day.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Flores is feminine because it derives from Latin "flōs, flōris," which was a third-declension masculine noun in Latin. However, Spanish inherited it with feminine gender. The -or ending in Spanish typically indicates masculine nouns (e.g., "actor," "doctor"), but "flor" is an exception. The feminization likely occurred due to semantic association with other feminine nouns or phonetic patterns rather than a consistent gender rule. This makes "flor" an irregular case that must be learned as an exception.

¿Cómo se dice flowers en español?

En español, flowers se dice las flores — feminine.

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