🇪🇸 Spanish

acero

masculine

el acero

steel

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acero
/el aˈθeɾo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say acero in Spanish?

IPA
/el aˈθeɾo/

How do you pronounce acero in Spanish?

acero is pronounced /el aˈθeɾo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El acero inoxidable es muy resistente y duradero para fabricar herramientas.

Stainless steel is very resistant and durable for making tools.

El acero refinado que usamos es el mejor disponible en el mercado.

The refined steel that we use is the best available on the market.

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Why is it masculine?

Acero (steel) is masculine because it derives from Latin "aciarium" or "acies" (related to "acer" meaning sharp/keen), which was a masculine noun. Spanish retained this grammatical gender through regular phonetic evolution from Latin to Romance languages. The word's masculine gender follows from its Latin masculine ancestor.

What is the Spanish word for steel?

The Spanish word for steel is el acero — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchacierl'masculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseaçoomasculine

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