🇪🇸 Spanish

esposo

masculine

el esposo

husband

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esposo
/el esˈposo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say esposo in Spanish?

IPA
/el esˈposo/

How do you pronounce esposo in Spanish?

esposo is pronounced /el esˈposo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El esposo nuevo es muy atento y responsable con su familia.

The new husband is very attentive and responsible with his family.

Mi esposo argentino llegó cansado después de su viaje largo.

My Argentine husband arrived tired after his long trip.

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Why is it masculine?

Esposo comes from Latin "sponsus" (betrothed man), which derives from "spondere" (to pledge), and retained the masculine gender of its Latin ancestor; the feminine form "esposa" (wife) evolved from the same root but took the feminine ending -a.

What is the Spanish word for husband?

The Spanish word for husband is el esposo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchmarilemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianmaritoilmasculine

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