🇪🇸 Spanish

estrellas

feminine

las estrellas

stars

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estrellas
/las esˈtɾeʎas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say estrellas in Spanish?

IPA
/las esˈtɾeʎas/

How do you pronounce estrellas in Spanish?

estrellas is pronounced /las esˈtɾeʎas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La estrella brillante iluminaba toda la noche.

The bright star illuminated the entire night.

Esa estrella fugaz era tan hermosa que todos la vimos.

That fleeting star was so beautiful that we all saw it.

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Why is it feminine?

Estrellas is feminine because it derives from Latin "stella," which was feminine in gender, and this grammatical gender was preserved through the evolution into Spanish. The Latin feminine ending "-a" naturally became the standard feminine ending in Romance languages, making any word ending in "-a" typically feminine in Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for stars?

The Spanish word for stars is las estrellas — feminine.

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