🇪🇸 español

hospital

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masculine

el hospital

hospital

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hospital
/el ospiˈtal/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice hospital en español?

AFI
/el ospiˈtal/

How do you pronounce hospital in español?

hospital is pronounced /el ospiˈtal/ in español.

Frases de ejemplo

El hospital nuevo fue construido el año pasado con equipamiento moderno.

The new hospital was built last year with modern equipment.

El hospital público está cerrado hoy porque es un día festivo nacional.

The public hospital is closed today because it's a national holiday.

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¿Por qué es masculine?

Hospital is masculine in Spanish because it derives from the Latin "hospitāle," which was a neuter noun that became masculine when adopted into Romance languages, likely influenced by the masculine article and gender patterns of common Spanish nouns ending in -al (like "hospital," "animal," "metal"). The gender assignment reflects a general pattern where Latin neuter nouns tended to shift toward masculine in Spanish rather than feminine.

¿Cómo se dice hospital en español?

En español, hospital se dice el hospital — masculine.

Género según el idioma

IdiomaPalabraArtículoGénero
🇫🇷 Frenchhôpitall'masculine
🇮🇹 Italianospedalel'masculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesehospitalomasculine

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