🇪🇸 Spanish

boda

feminine

la boda

wedding

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boda
/la ˈboða/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say boda in Spanish?

IPA
/la ˈboða/

How do you pronounce boda in Spanish?

boda is pronounced /la ˈboða/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La boda fue muy hermosa y todos los invitados dijeron que fue la más bonita que habían visto.

The wedding was very beautiful and all the guests said it was the most beautiful one they had ever seen.

Mi hermana está nerviosa porque su boda será el próximo sábado y aún no ha elegido el vestido blanco adecuado.

My sister is nervous because her wedding will be next Saturday and she still hasn't chosen the right white dress.

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Why is it feminine?

Boda is feminine because it derives from the Latin "boda" (also "vodium"), a Germanic loanword in Late Latin referring to a pledge or wedding. Spanish inherited the feminine gender from this Latin form. Words ending in "-a" in Spanish are typically feminine, and "boda" follows this pattern as a native feminine noun.

What is the Spanish word for wedding?

The Spanish word for wedding is la boda — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇮🇹 Italianmatrimonio flips!ilmasculine

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