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las cortes
courts
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How do you say cortes in Spanish?
How do you pronounce cortes in Spanish?
cortes is pronounced /las ˈkoɾtes/ 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?
Cortes 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 courts?
The Spanish word for courts is las cortes — feminine.
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