🇪🇸 Spanish

anillo

masculine

el anillo

ring

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anillo
/el aˈniʎo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say anillo in Spanish?

IPA
/el aˈniʎo/

How do you pronounce anillo in Spanish?

anillo is pronounced /el aˈniʎo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El anillo dorado que encontré en la playa es muy valioso.

The golden ring that I found on the beach is very valuable.

Mi abuelo me regaló un anillo antiguo que pertenecía a su padre.

My grandfather gave me an old ring that belonged to his father.

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Why is it masculine?

Anillo is masculine because it derives from the Latin "anellus," a diminutive form of "anulus" (ring), and Latin diminutives in "-ellus" typically became masculine nouns in Spanish. The diminutive suffix preserved the masculine gender from its Latin root throughout the language's evolution.

What is the Spanish word for ring?

The Spanish word for ring is el anillo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchbague flips!lafeminine
🇮🇹 Italiananellol'masculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseanelomasculine

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