🇪🇸 Spanish

bibliotecas

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feminine

las bibliotecas

libraries

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bibliotecas
/las biβljoˈtekas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say bibliotecas in Spanish?

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/las biβljoˈtekas/

How do you pronounce bibliotecas in Spanish?

bibliotecas is pronounced /las biβljoˈtekas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La biblioteca nueva está completamente llena de libros antiguos.

The new library is completely full of old books.

Esta biblioteca pública es muy importante para nuestra comunidad local.

This public library is very important for our local community.

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Why is it feminine?

Bibliotecas is feminine because it derives from Latin "bibliotheca," which was feminine in Latin and retained that gender in Spanish; the suffix "-teca" (from Greek "theke," meaning "repository" or "chest") became a productive feminine suffix in Romance languages for words denoting places where things are stored or collected.

What is the Spanish word for libraries?

The Spanish word for libraries is las bibliotecas — feminine.

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