🇪🇸 Spanish

costuras

feminine

las costuras

seams

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costuras
/las kosˈtuɾas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say costuras in Spanish?

IPA
/las kosˈtuɾas/

How do you pronounce costuras in Spanish?

costuras is pronounced /las kosˈtuɾas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La costura delicada requiere una aguja fina y mucha paciencia.

The delicate sewing requires a fine needle and much patience.

Mi abuela es una costurera experta; su última costura fue absolutamente hermosa.

My grandmother is an expert seamstress; her last sewing was absolutely beautiful.

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Why is it feminine?

Costuras is feminine because it derives from the Latin noun "consutura" (a feminine noun ending in -ura), which comes from "consuere" (to sew together); Spanish inherited the feminine gender from its Latin ancestor along with the -ura suffix, which productively marks feminine nouns in Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for seams?

The Spanish word for seams is las costuras — feminine.

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