🇪🇸 Spanish

aves

feminine

las aves

birds

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aves
/las ˈaβes/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say aves in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈaβes/

How do you pronounce aves in Spanish?

aves is pronounced /las ˈaβes/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La ave migratoria voló hacia el sur durante el invierno.

The migratory bird flew south during the winter.

Observamos una ave hermosa anidando en el árbol cercano.

We observed a beautiful bird nesting in the nearby tree.

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Why is it feminine?

Aves (bird) is feminine because it derives from Latin "avis," which was feminine in Latin grammar, and Spanish inherited this gender classification when the language evolved from Vulgar Latin. The feminine ending "-e" in Spanish can apply to words of various origins, but "ave" retained its original Latin feminine gender rather than shifting to the more common masculine "-o" pattern.

What is the Spanish word for birds?

The Spanish word for birds is las aves — feminine.

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