🇪🇸 Spanish

destino

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

el destino

destiny

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destino
/el desˈtino/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say destino in Spanish?

IPA
/el desˈtino/

How do you pronounce destino in Spanish?

destino is pronounced /el desˈtino/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El destino final era hermoso, pero el camino fue largo.

The final destination was beautiful, but the journey was long.

Nuestro destino común nos unió como un grupo fuerte.

Our common destiny united us as a strong group.

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Why is it masculine?

Destino is masculine. It derives from Latin "destinare" (to intend, to designate), and the noun "destino" evolved from this verb root. In Spanish, nouns ending in -o are typically masculine, which is a productive pattern in the language. The word solidified as masculine through regular phonetic evolution from Latin to Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for destiny?

The Spanish word for destiny is el destino — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchdestinlemasculine
🇮🇹 Italiandestinoilmasculine

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