🇪🇸 Spanish

epidemia

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feminine

la epidemia

epidemic

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epidemia
/la epiˈðemja/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say epidemia in Spanish?

IPA
/la epiˈðemja/

How do you pronounce epidemia in Spanish?

epidemia is pronounced /la epiˈðemja/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La epidemia mortal se propagó rápidamente por toda la ciudad.

The deadly epidemic spread rapidly throughout the entire city.

Esta epidemia inesperada ha sido la más grave registrada en los últimos años.

This unexpected epidemic has been the most serious one recorded in recent years.

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Why is it feminine?

Epidemia is feminine in Spanish because it derives from the Greek feminine noun "epidemia" (ἐπιδημία), which was adopted into Latin as a feminine noun and subsequently inherited its gender in Spanish and other Romance languages. The Greek root combines "epi-" (upon) and "demos" (people), but the feminine grammatical gender was established through its Greek origin rather than following any productive Spanish gender rule.

What is the Spanish word for epidemic?

The Spanish word for epidemic is la epidemia — feminine.

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