🇪🇸 Spanish

colegios

masculine

los colegios

schools

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colegios
/los koˈlexjos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say colegios in Spanish?

IPA
/los koˈlexjos/

How do you pronounce colegios in Spanish?

colegios is pronounced /los koˈlexjos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El colegio antiguo fue renovado completamente el año pasado.

The old school was completely renovated last year.

Nuestro colegio es muy prestigioso y tiene excelentes maestros.

Our school is very prestigious and has excellent teachers.

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Why is it masculine?

Colegios is masculine because it derives from the Latin "collegium" (a collective noun for a group of colleagues or associates), which carries the masculine gender that was inherited into Spanish; the suffix "-io" also reinforces masculine gender in Spanish nouns derived from Latin.

What is the Spanish word for schools?

The Spanish word for schools is los colegios — masculine.

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