🇪🇸 Spanish

escritor

masculine

el escritor

writer

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escritor
/el eskɾiˈtoɾ/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say escritor in Spanish?

IPA
/el eskɾiˈtoɾ/

How do you pronounce escritor in Spanish?

escritor is pronounced /el eskɾiˈtoɾ/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El escritor argentino publicó su primer libro hace diez años.

The Argentine writer published his first book ten years ago.

El escritor famoso fue invitado al evento literario como conferenciante principal.

The famous writer was invited to the literary event as the main speaker.

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Why is it masculine?

Escritor is masculine because it derives from the Latin "scriptor," which is the masculine form of the agent noun meaning "writer." Spanish inherited the masculine gender from this Latin root. The feminine form "escritora" is created by adding the feminine suffix "-a" to the masculine base "escritor."

What is the Spanish word for writer?

The Spanish word for writer is el escritor — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchécrivainl'masculine
🇮🇹 Italianscrittorelomasculine
🇵🇹 Portugueseescritoromasculine

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