🇪🇸 Spanish

criterios

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masculine

los criterios

criteria

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criterios
/los kɾiˈteɾjos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say criterios in Spanish?

IPA
/los kɾiˈteɾjos/

How do you pronounce criterios in Spanish?

criterios is pronounced /los kɾiˈteɾjos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El criterio médico es fundamental para diagnosticar la enfermedad.

The medical criterion is fundamental for diagnosing the disease.

Ese criterio antiguo ya no es válido en nuestra sociedad moderna.

That old criterion is no longer valid in our modern society.

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Why is it masculine?

Criterios is masculine because it derives from Latin "criterium," which is a neuter noun in Latin but was adopted into Spanish with masculine gender, likely influenced by the masculine ending "-io" that became productive in Spanish masculine nouns. The word ultimately traces back to Greek "kriterion" (κριτήριον), meaning "a means of judging."

What is the Spanish word for criteria?

The Spanish word for criteria is los criterios — masculine.

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