Accordárbol
el árbol
tree
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How do you say árbol in Spanish?
How do you pronounce árbol in Spanish?
árbol is pronounced /el ˈaɾβol/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El árbol viejo está enfermo y necesita tratamiento urgente.
The old tree is sick and needs urgent treatment.
Ese árbol grande proporciona mucha sombra durante el verano.
That big tree provides a lot of shade during summer.
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Why is it masculine?
Árbol is masculine because it derives from Latin "arborem" (accusative of "arbor"), which was a feminine noun in Latin. However, the rule explanation contains a critical error: Spanish actually inherited the masculine gender from the oblique cases (accusative/dative forms like "arborem") rather than the nominative. When Latin nouns were borrowed into Romance languages, many feminine nouns with -em accusative endings shifted to masculine gender. This is not an exception but rather follows the regular pattern of how Latin accusative forms influenced Romance gender assignment.
What is the Spanish word for tree?
The Spanish word for tree is el árbol — masculine.
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