🇪🇸 Spanish

acueducto

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

el acueducto

aqueduct

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acueducto
/el akweˈðukto/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say acueducto in Spanish?

IPA
/el akweˈðukto/

How do you pronounce acueducto in Spanish?

acueducto is pronounced /el akweˈðukto/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El acueducto romano era muy antiguo y majestuoso.

The Roman aqueduct was very ancient and majestic.

El acueducto histórico fue restaurado completamente por los arqueólogos expertos.

The historic aqueduct was completely restored by expert archaeologists.

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Why is it masculine?

Acueducto is masculine because it derives from Latin "aquaeductus" (from "aqua" + "ducere"), where the suffix "-ductus" is inherently masculine in Latin grammatical gender, a gender that Spanish preserved when the word entered the language. The masculine form persisted even though Spanish's "-ducto" suffix doesn't consistently determine gender in modern Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for aqueduct?

The Spanish word for aqueduct is el acueducto — masculine.

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