corte
la corte
court
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How do you say corte in Spanish?
How do you pronounce corte in Spanish?
corte is pronounced /la ˈkoɾte/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La corte real española estaba muy preocupada por la sucesión del trono.
The Spanish royal court was very worried about the succession to the throne.
La corte suprema emitió una sentencia histórica que cambió toda la legislación.
The supreme court issued a historic ruling that changed all the legislation.
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Why is it feminine?
Corte is feminine because it derives from Latin "cohors" (cohortis, feminine), which became "corte" in Spanish. The feminine gender was retained through regular phonetic evolution of the Latin feminine form. In Spanish, "corte" means both "court" (royal court) and "cut" (the action of cutting), with the former sense being historically primary and feminine.
What is the Spanish word for court?
The Spanish word for court is la corte — feminine.
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