mariposas
las mariposas
butterflies
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Comment dit-on mariposas en espagnol ?
How do you pronounce mariposas in espagnol?
mariposas is pronounced /las maɾiˈposas/ in espagnol.
Exemples de phrases
La mariposa azul es muy hermosa y delicada.
The blue butterfly is very beautiful and delicate.
Esta mariposa amarilla volaba gracefully alrededor de las flores.
This yellow butterfly was flying gracefully around the flowers.
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Pourquoi est-ce feminine ?
Mariposas is feminine. While the etymology is uncertain, the most widely accepted theory derives from Latin "marinus" (of the sea) + "posa" (possibly related to "pausare," to rest), literally meaning "sea-rester." The feminine gender follows the productive Spanish pattern where adjectives and nouns ending in "-osa" are typically feminine, as in "hermosa" (beautiful, feminine), "cosa" (thing), and "maestra" derivatives. The gender is primarily a grammatical convention tied to the "-osa" suffix rather than semantic motivation.
Comment dit-on butterflies en espagnol ?
En espagnol, butterflies se dit las mariposas — feminine.
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