🇪🇸 Spanish

fibras

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

las fibras

fibers

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fibras
/las ˈfiβɾas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say fibras in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈfiβɾas/

How do you pronounce fibras in Spanish?

fibras is pronounced /las ˈfiβɾas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La fibra óptica nueva que instalaron es muy rápida.

The new optical fiber that they installed is very fast.

Esta fibra natural es más resistente que la fibra sintética antigua.

This natural fiber is more resistant than the old synthetic fiber.

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Why is it feminine?

Fibras is feminine because it derives from Latin "fibra," which was a feminine noun in Latin's first declension patterns (not second declension). This grammatical gender was preserved when the word entered Spanish. Spanish words ending in "-a" are typically feminine, which further reinforced the feminine gender of this word.

What is the Spanish word for fibers?

The Spanish word for fibers is las fibras — feminine.

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