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How do you say cárcel in Spanish?
How do you pronounce cárcel in Spanish?
cárcel is pronounced /la ˈkaɾθel/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La cárcel antigua fue demolida el año pasado porque estaba en malas condiciones.
The old prison was demolished last year because it was in bad conditions.
La cárcel local es muy segura y tiene guardias capacitados en cada sección.
The local prison is very secure and has trained guards in each section.
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Why is it feminine?
Cárcel is feminine. While it does derive from Latin "carcer" (a masculine noun), the feminine gender in Spanish is not well-explained by the proposed rule. The most likely explanation is that "cárcel" belongs to a small group of Spanish nouns ending in "-el" that are feminine, possibly due to semantic association with other feminine nouns or analogical influence during language evolution. However, the exact mechanism of this gender assignment remains uncertain in historical linguistics.
What is the Spanish word for jail?
The Spanish word for jail is la cárcel — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | carcere flips! | il | masculine |
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