🇪🇸 español

serpientes

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 serpientes

snakes

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serpientes
/las seɾˈpjentes/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice serpientes en español?

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/las seɾˈpjentes/

How do you pronounce serpientes in español?

serpientes is pronounced /las seɾˈpjentes/ in español.

Frases de ejemplo

La serpiente venenosa escapó del terrario y ahora está escondida en el jardín.

The venomous snake escaped from the terrarium and is now hidden in the garden.

Encontramos una serpiente embarazada cerca del río; era hermosa pero peligrosa.

We found a pregnant snake near the river; it was beautiful but dangerous.

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¿Por qué es feminine?

Serpientes is feminine because it derives from Latin "serpens" (neuter), which comes from the verb "serpere" (to creep or crawl). In Spanish, this Latin neuter noun was reinterpreted as feminine, adopting the -a ending characteristic of feminine nouns. This represents a gender shift from Latin neuter to Spanish feminine, a pattern seen in other Spanish words derived from Latin neuter nouns.

¿Cómo se dice snakes en español?

En español, snakes se dice las serpientes — feminine.

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