🇪🇸 Spanish

afición

feminine

la afición

fan base

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afición
/la afiˈθjon/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say afición in Spanish?

IPA
/la afiˈθjon/

How do you pronounce afición in Spanish?

afición is pronounced /la afiˈθjon/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La afición española es muy apasionada y leal con sus equipos de fútbol.

The Spanish fanbase is very passionate and loyal to their soccer teams.

Su afición por la música clásica era tan profunda que dedicó toda su vida a estudiarla.

Her passion for classical music was so deep that she dedicated her entire life to studying it.

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Why is it feminine?

Afición is feminine because it derives from the Latin "affectio" (nominative form of a third-declension noun), which was feminine in Latin. Latin third-declension nouns ending in "-tio" were typically feminine, and this gender was preserved when the word evolved into Spanish, becoming "afición."

What is the Spanish word for fan base?

The Spanish word for fan base is la afición — feminine.

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