🇪🇸 espagnol

mariposas

feminine

las mariposas

butterflies

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mariposas
/las maɾiˈposas/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on mariposas en espagnol ?

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/las maɾiˈposas/

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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