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la enfermedad
illness
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How do you say enfermedad in Spanish?
How do you pronounce enfermedad in Spanish?
enfermedad is pronounced /la emfeɾmeˈðað/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La enfermedad grave requiere una atención médica inmediata.
The serious illness requires immediate medical attention.
Esta enfermedad contagiosa se propagó rápidamente entre la población entera.
This contagious disease spread rapidly throughout the entire population.
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Why is it feminine?
Enfermedad is feminine because it derives from the Latin "infirmitas," which is a third-declension feminine noun (ending in -itas, a standard feminine suffix in Latin), and Spanish inherited this feminine gender when the word evolved into "enfermedad." The -dad suffix in Spanish, which developed from Latin -itas, consistently marks nouns as feminine.
What is the Spanish word for illness?
The Spanish word for illness is la enfermedad — feminine.
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