🇪🇸 Spanish

enfermedades

feminine

las enfermedades

illnesses

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enfermedades
/las emfeɾmeˈðaðes/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say enfermedades in Spanish?

IPA
/las emfeɾmeˈðaðes/

How do you pronounce enfermedades in Spanish?

enfermedades is pronounced /las emfeɾmeˈðaðes/ 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?

Enfermedades 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 illnesses?

The Spanish word for illnesses is las enfermedades — feminine.

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