🇪🇸 Spanish

domingo

masculine

el domingo

Sunday

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domingo
/el doˈmiŋɡo/
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How do you say domingo in Spanish?

IPA
/el doˈmiŋɡo/

How do you pronounce domingo in Spanish?

domingo is pronounced /el doˈmiŋɡo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El domingo pasado fue muy especial porque mi hermano llegó de viaje.

Last Sunday was very special because my brother arrived from his trip.

El domingo próximo será diferente; tendremos un evento importante en la iglesia.

Next Sunday will be different; we will have an important event at church.

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Why is it masculine?

Domingo is masculine because it derives from the Latin "dies dominicus" (the Lord's day). In Latin, "dies" (day) is a masculine noun, and when Romance languages evolved, Spanish retained this masculine gender. The word's ending in -o also reinforces its masculine classification, as -o is a typical masculine singular ending in Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for Sunday?

The Spanish word for Sunday is el domingo — masculine.

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