🇪🇸 Spanish

aeropuerto

masculine

el aeropuerto

airport

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aeropuerto
/el aeɾoˈpweɾto/
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How do you say aeropuerto in Spanish?

IPA
/el aeɾoˈpweɾto/

How do you pronounce aeropuerto in Spanish?

aeropuerto is pronounced /el aeɾoˈpweɾto/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El aeropuerto internacional está cerrado por mantenimiento.

The international airport is closed for maintenance.

El aeropuerto más grande del país es muy moderno y eficiente.

The largest airport in the country is very modern and efficient.

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Why is it masculine?

Aeropuerto is masculine because it's a compound of "aero-" (from Greek *aero-*, meaning "air") and "puerto" (from Latin *portus*, masculine, meaning "port"). The masculine gender comes from "puerto", the head noun of the compound, which determines the gender of the entire word in Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for airport?

The Spanish word for airport is el aeropuerto — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchaéroportl'masculine
🇮🇹 Italianaeroportol'masculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseaeroportoomasculine

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