🇪🇸 Spanish

arcillas

feminine

las arcillas

clays

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arcillas
/las aɾˈθiʎas/
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How do you say arcillas in Spanish?

IPA
/las aɾˈθiʎas/

How do you pronounce arcillas in Spanish?

arcillas is pronounced /las aɾˈθiʎas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La arcilla roja es perfecta para hacer cerámica artesanal.

The red clay is perfect for making handmade ceramics.

Esta arcilla fina y moldeable fue descubierta en las montañas cercanas.

This fine and moldable clay was discovered in the nearby mountains.

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Why is it feminine?

Arcillas (clay) is feminine because it derives from Latin "argilla," which was feminine in gender, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender along with the word itself. The Latin term likely came from Greek "argillos," and the feminine gender was preserved through the regular sound changes that transformed Latin into Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for clays?

The Spanish word for clays is las arcillas — feminine.

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