🇪🇸 Spanish

cifras

feminine

las cifras

figures

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cifras
/las ˈθifɾas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cifras in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈθifɾas/

How do you pronounce cifras in Spanish?

cifras is pronounced /las ˈθifɾas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La cifra total fue muy alta, superando todas nuestras expectativas.

The total figure was very high, exceeding all our expectations.

Esta cifra exacta es importante porque determina nuestro presupuesto anual.

This exact figure is important because it determines our annual budget.

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Why is it feminine?

Cifras is feminine because it derives from the Arabic word "sifr" (صفر), which was borrowed into Medieval Latin as "cifra" and retained feminine gender, likely influenced by the Latin feminine noun "figura" (figure) with which it shared similar phonetic and semantic associations. The word originally meant "zero" or "empty" before broadening to mean "number" or "code."

What is the Spanish word for figures?

The Spanish word for figures is las cifras — feminine.

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