🇪🇸 Spanish

desiertos

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

los desiertos

deserts

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desiertos
/los deˈsjeɾtos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say desiertos in Spanish?

IPA
/los deˈsjeɾtos/

How do you pronounce desiertos in Spanish?

desiertos is pronounced /los deˈsjeɾtos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El desierto árido se extiende por kilómetros sin una sola gota de agua.

The arid desert extends for kilometers without a single drop of water.

Este desierto antiguo ha sido habitado por nómadas durante siglos.

This ancient desert has been inhabited by nomads for centuries.

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Why is it masculine?

Desiertos is masculine because it derives from the Latin "desertus" (masculine), the past participle of "deserere" (to abandon), which retained its masculine gender through the regular sound changes from Latin to Spanish. The masculine ending -o in Spanish preserves the original Latin masculine form.

What is the Spanish word for deserts?

The Spanish word for deserts is los desiertos — masculine.

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