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los delfines
dolphins
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How do you say delfines in Spanish?
How do you pronounce delfines in Spanish?
delfines is pronounced /los delˈfines/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El delfín gris nadaba rápidamente en el océano.
The gray dolphin was swimming quickly in the ocean.
Este delfín joven fue rescatado por los biólogos marino.
This young dolphin was rescued by the marine biologists.
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Why is it masculine?
Delfines is masculine because it derives from Latin "delphinus," which inherited the masculine gender from Greek "delphis" (δελφίς), where the -us/-is endings marked masculine nouns in these classical languages. The gender persisted through Old Spanish and into modern Spanish as an arbitrary grammatical feature of the word's etymological inheritance.
What is the Spanish word for dolphins?
The Spanish word for dolphins is los delfines — masculine.
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