🇪🇸 Spanish

arpas

feminine

las arpas

harps

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arpas
/las ˈaɾpas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say arpas in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈaɾpas/

How do you pronounce arpas in Spanish?

arpas is pronounced /las ˈaɾpas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La arpa dorada que tocaba la princesa era muy antigua y valiosa.

The golden harp that the princess played was very old and valuable.

Aquella arpa hermosa resonaba con notas celestiales en la catedral.

That beautiful harp resonated with heavenly notes in the cathedral.

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Why is it feminine?

Arpas is feminine because it derives from Latin "harpa," which was feminine in gender, and this grammatical gender was preserved when the word entered Spanish; the Latin term itself likely came from Germanic languages through late Latin contact during the early medieval period.

What is the Spanish word for harps?

The Spanish word for harps is las arpas — feminine.

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