🇪🇸 Spanish

cadáver

masculine

el cadáver

corpse

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cadáver
/el kaˈðaβeɾ/
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How do you say cadáver in Spanish?

IPA
/el kaˈðaβeɾ/

How do you pronounce cadáver in Spanish?

cadáver is pronounced /el kaˈðaβeɾ/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El cadáver descompuesto fue encontrado en el sótano oscuro.

The decomposed corpse was found in the dark basement.

El cadáver del soldado caído fue identificado por su uniforme militar.

The fallen soldier's corpse was identified by his military uniform.

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Why is it masculine?

Cadáver is masculine because it derives from the Latin "cadaver," which was itself masculine in gender, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender along with the word. The Latin root comes from "cadere" (to fall), referring to something that has fallen or a fallen body.

What is the Spanish word for corpse?

The Spanish word for corpse is el cadáver — masculine.

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