🇪🇸 Spanish

ciencias

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

las ciencias

sciences

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ciencias
/las ˈθjenθjas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say ciencias in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈθjenθjas/

How do you pronounce ciencias in Spanish?

ciencias is pronounced /las ˈθjenθjas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La ciencia moderna ha revolucionado nuestra comprensión del universo.

Modern science has revolutionized our understanding of the universe. (The feminine article 'la' and feminine adjective 'moderna' agree with the feminine noun 'ciencia')

La ciencia pura es diferente de la ciencia aplicada.

Pure science is different from applied science. (The feminine adjective 'pura' and 'aplicada' must agree with the feminine noun 'ciencia', not 'puro' or 'aplicado')

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Why is it feminine?

Ciencias is feminine because it derives from the Latin "scientia," which was a feminine noun (following the first declension pattern of Latin nouns ending in -ia), and Spanish retained this grammatical gender when the word evolved. The -ia ending in Spanish typically signals feminine nouns, a pattern inherited directly from Latin feminine nouns of this type.

What is the Spanish word for sciences?

The Spanish word for sciences is las ciencias — feminine.

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