🇪🇸 Spanish

cristal

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masculine

el cristal

crystal

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cristal
/el kɾisˈtal/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say cristal in Spanish?

IPA
/el kɾisˈtal/

How do you pronounce cristal in Spanish?

cristal is pronounced /el kɾisˈtal/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El cristal antiguo estaba roto en el piso.

The old glass was broken on the floor.

Ese cristal transparente es muy frágil y costoso.

That transparent glass is very fragile and expensive.

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Why is it masculine?

Cristal is masculine in Spanish because it derives from Latin "crystallum," which was itself borrowed from Greek "krystallos" (κρύσταλλος), and this Latin masculine noun retained its gender through the Romance language evolution. The word's gender follows the standard pattern of Latin nouns ending in "-um," which became masculine nouns in Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for crystal?

The Spanish word for crystal is el cristal — masculine.

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