🇪🇸 Spanish

arma

feminine

la arma

weapon

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arma
/el ˈaɾma/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say arma in Spanish?

IPA
/el ˈaɾma/

How do you pronounce arma in Spanish?

arma is pronounced /el ˈaɾma/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La arma nueva fue confiscada por la policía.

The new weapon was confiscated by the police.

Esa arma antigua es muy peligrosa y debe ser destruida inmediatamente.

That old weapon is very dangerous and must be destroyed immediately.

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Why is it feminine?

Arma is feminine because it derives from Latin *arma* (weapons), which was a neuter plural noun that, when adopted into Romance languages, was reinterpreted as a feminine singular due to its -a ending, which became the standard feminine marker in Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for weapon?

The Spanish word for weapon is la arma — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frencharmel'feminine
🇮🇹 Italianarmal'feminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesearmaafeminine

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