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la ceniza
ash
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How do you say ceniza in Spanish?
How do you pronounce ceniza in Spanish?
ceniza is pronounced /la θeˈniθa/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La ceniza gris cubrió toda la ciudad después de la erupción volcánica.
The gray ash covered the entire city after the volcanic eruption.
La ceniza caliente quemó la piel del bombero que intentaba apagar el fuego.
The hot ash burned the firefighter's skin who tried to extinguish the fire.
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Why is it feminine?
Ceniza (ash) is feminine because it derives from Latin "cinis, cineris," a third-declension neuter noun. The feminine gender in Spanish resulted from the transformation of the Latin neuter ending -is into the Spanish feminine ending -a, a common pattern in Romance language evolution (e.g., Latin "vinum" → Spanish "vino" masculine, but "cinis" → "ceniza" feminine due to analogical influence with other -a feminine nouns).
What is the Spanish word for ash?
The Spanish word for ash is la ceniza — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | cenere | la | feminine |
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