diciembre
el diciembre
December
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How do you say diciembre in Spanish?
How do you pronounce diciembre in Spanish?
diciembre is pronounced /el diˈθjembɾe/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El diciembre pasado fue muy frío y nevó constantemente.
Last December was very cold and it snowed constantly.
El diciembre próximo será especial porque será mi primer diciembre en España.
Next December will be special because it will be my first December in Spain.
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Why is it masculine?
Diciembre is masculine because it derives from Latin "December," which came from "decem" (ten), and Latin month names were grammatically masculine; this gender was preserved when the word entered Spanish. The masculine gender stuck even though Spanish later developed feminine associations with months in some contexts, making it an inherited grammatical feature rather than one following a predictable modern rule.
What is the Spanish word for December?
The Spanish word for December is el diciembre — masculine.
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