🇪🇸 Spanish

diccionario

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masculine

el diccionario

dictionary

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diccionario
/el dikθjoˈnaɾjo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say diccionario in Spanish?

IPA
/el dikθjoˈnaɾjo/

How do you pronounce diccionario in Spanish?

diccionario is pronounced /el dikθjoˈnaɾjo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El diccionario antiguo que encontré en la biblioteca es muy útil para mis estudios.

The old dictionary that I found in the library is very useful for my studies.

Mi diccionario favorito es grande y tiene muchas palabras nuevas.

My favorite dictionary is large and has many new words.

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Why is it masculine?

Diccionario is masculine because it derives from the Latin "dictionarium," which is masculine. The suffix "-arium" (later "-ario" in Spanish) typically produces masculine nouns in Spanish. Spanish inherited both the word and its masculine gender from Latin, where "-arium" was a common masculine suffix for forming nouns denoting collections or places.

What is the Spanish word for dictionary?

The Spanish word for dictionary is el diccionario — masculine.

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