🇪🇸 Spanish

autopistas

feminine

las autopistas

highways

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autopistas
/las awtoˈpistas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say autopistas in Spanish?

IPA
/las awtoˈpistas/

How do you pronounce autopistas in Spanish?

autopistas is pronounced /las awtoˈpistas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La autopista nueva conecta dos ciudades importantes.

The new highway connects two important cities.

Esta autopista está cerrada temporalmente por construcción.

This highway is temporarily closed for construction.

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Why is it feminine?

Autopistas is feminine because it derives from "pista" (feminine, meaning "track" or "runway"), and in Spanish the feminine gender of the base noun is retained even when the prefix "auto-" is added. The word comes from Latin "pista," the feminine past participle of "pisere" (meaning "to tread").

What is the Spanish word for highways?

The Spanish word for highways is las autopistas — feminine.

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