🇪🇸 Spanish

asombro

masculine

el asombro

amazement

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asombro
/el aˈsombɾo/
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How do you say asombro in Spanish?

IPA
/el aˈsombɾo/

How do you pronounce asombro in Spanish?

asombro is pronounced /el aˈsombɾo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El asombro profundo que sintió al ver el resultado fue completamente inesperado.

The deep amazement that he felt upon seeing the result was completely unexpected.

Su asombro inicial se convirtió en un asombro genuino y duradero.

His initial amazement turned into a genuine and lasting amazement.

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Why is it masculine?

Asombro is masculine because it is a noun ending in "-o", which is the standard masculine ending in Spanish. The word derives from the Latin "exumbrāre" (to darken or obscure), which comes from "ex-" (out) + "umbra" (shadow). The noun form "asombro" inherited the masculine gender from its Latin counterpart and maintains it through the masculine "-o" ending, which is a reliable gender marker in Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for amazement?

The Spanish word for amazement is el asombro — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇮🇹 Italianstuporelomasculine

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