🇪🇸 Spanish

cortinas

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feminine

las cortinas

curtains

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cortinas
/las koɾˈtinas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cortinas in Spanish?

IPA
/las koɾˈtinas/

How do you pronounce cortinas in Spanish?

cortinas is pronounced /las koɾˈtinas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La cortina azul está rota y necesita ser reemplazada pronto.

The blue curtain is torn and needs to be replaced soon.

Esta cortina nueva es muy hermosa, pero es demasiado corta para la ventana.

This new curtain is very beautiful, but it is too short for the window.

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Why is it feminine?

Cortinas is feminine because it derives from the Latin "cortīna" (feminine), which originally referred to a round vessel or cauldron before the meaning shifted to a curtain or drape. The feminine gender was preserved from Latin through the natural evolution of Spanish, following the pattern of Latin first-declension nouns ending in -a.

What is the Spanish word for curtains?

The Spanish word for curtains is las cortinas — feminine.

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