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Ala is feminine in Spanish. The article is la, so the full form is la ala ("wing").
FEMININEla ala
wing
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How do you say ala in Spanish?
How do you pronounce ala in Spanish?
ala is pronounced /el ˈala/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La ala izquierda del avión estaba dañada.
The left wing of the airplane was damaged.
La ala negra de la mariposa era muy hermosa.
The black wing of the butterfly was very beautiful.
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Why is it feminine?
Ala is feminine because it descends from Latin "ala" (wing), which was a first-declension noun and therefore feminine by default in Latin's grammatical system. This feminine gender was preserved as Spanish evolved from Latin.
What is the Spanish word for wing?
The Spanish word for wing is la ala — feminine.
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