🇪🇸 Spanish

batería

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feminine

la batería

battery

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batería
/la bateˈɾia/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say batería in Spanish?

IPA
/la bateˈɾia/

How do you pronounce batería in Spanish?

batería is pronounced /la bateˈɾia/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La batería nueva se descargó rápidamente durante el concierto.

The new battery discharged quickly during the concert.

La batería del coche está completamente muerta, por eso el vehículo no arranca.

The car's battery is completely dead, which is why the vehicle won't start.

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Why is it feminine?

Batería is feminine because it derives from the Latin "battuere" (to beat), forming the feminine noun "batteria" in Medieval Latin, which followed the standard pattern of -ia endings producing feminine nouns in Romance languages. This feminine designation was inherited directly into Spanish and other Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for battery?

The Spanish word for battery is la batería — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchbatterielafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesepilhaafeminine

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