🇪🇸 espagnol

bacteria

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feminine

la bacteria

bacterium

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bacteria
/la bakˈteɾja/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on bacteria en espagnol ?

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/la bakˈteɾja/

How do you pronounce bacteria in espagnol?

bacteria is pronounced /la bakˈteɾja/ in espagnol.

Exemples de phrases

La bacteria peligrosa fue identificada en el agua contaminada.

The dangerous bacterium was identified in the contaminated water.

Esta bacteria resistente sobrevivió a todos los antibióticos conocidos.

This resistant bacterium survived all known antibiotics.

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Pourquoi est-ce feminine ?

Bacteria is feminine in Spanish because it derives from the Latin feminine noun *bacteria*, which comes from the Greek *bakteria* (from *bakron*, meaning "staff" or "rod")—referring to the rod-like shape of these microorganisms. The feminine gender was preserved through the Latin-to-Spanish language evolution.

Comment dit-on bacterium en espagnol ?

En espagnol, bacterium se dit la bacteria — feminine.

Genre selon les langues

LangueMotArticleGenre
🇮🇹 Italianbatterio flips!ilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesebactériaafeminine

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