🇪🇸 Spanish

estantes

masculine

los estantes

shelves

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estantes
/los esˈtantes/
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How do you say estantes in Spanish?

IPA
/los esˈtantes/

How do you pronounce estantes in Spanish?

estantes is pronounced /los esˈtantes/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El estante antiguo que heredé de mi abuelo está lleno de libros raros.

The antique shelf that I inherited from my grandfather is full of rare books.

Este estante nuevo es demasiado pequeño para todos mis cuadernos escolares.

This new shelf is too small for all my school notebooks.

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Why is it masculine?

Estantes is masculine. While it does derive from Latin roots related to "stans" (standing), Spanish gender assignment for nouns ending in "-ante" is not determined by Latin gender inheritance in a straightforward way. The word is masculine by convention in Spanish, like most nouns ending in "-ante" (estudiante, comerciante, etc.), though this ending can be used for both masculine and feminine nouns depending on context and agreement with articles.

What is the Spanish word for shelves?

The Spanish word for shelves is los estantes — masculine.

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