🇪🇸 espagnol

nostalgia

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feminine

la nostalgia

nostalgia

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nostalgia
/la nosˈtalxja/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on nostalgia en espagnol ?

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/la nosˈtalxja/

How do you pronounce nostalgia in espagnol?

nostalgia is pronounced /la nosˈtalxja/ in espagnol.

Exemples de phrases

La nostalgia profunda que sentía por su pueblo natal la hacía llorar cada noche.

The deep nostalgia that she felt for her hometown made her cry every night. (The feminine article 'la' and adjective 'profunda' agree with the feminine noun 'nostalgia,' showing that this is a specific emotion belonging to a person.)

Esa nostalgia melancólica es la característica más importante de toda su música.

That melancholic nostalgia is the most important characteristic of all his music. (The feminine adjectives 'melancólica' and 'importante' must agree with the feminine 'nostalgia,' clarifying that we're discussing a particular emotional quality in the music.)

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Pourquoi est-ce feminine ?

Nostalgia is feminine in Spanish (la nostalgia) because it ends in "-ia", a suffix that typically marks feminine nouns in Spanish. The word derives from the Greek "nostos" (homecoming) and "algos" (pain), combined into the modern term "nostalgia." While the etymological path through Latin is plausible, the primary reason for its feminine gender in Spanish is the productive "-ia" feminine ending, which consistently marks nouns as feminine in the language.

Comment dit-on nostalgia en espagnol ?

En espagnol, nostalgia se dit la nostalgia — feminine.

Genre selon les langues

LangueMotArticleGenre
🇫🇷 Frenchnostalgielafeminine

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