🇪🇸 Spanish

gaviota

feminine

la gaviota

seagull

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gaviota
/la ɡaˈβjota/
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How do you say gaviota in Spanish?

IPA
/la ɡaˈβjota/

How do you pronounce gaviota in Spanish?

gaviota is pronounced /la ɡaˈβjota/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La gaviota blanca volaba sobre el mar mientras buscaba comida.

The white seagull was flying over the sea while looking for food.

Observamos a la gaviota herida que descansaba en la playa.

We observed the injured seagull that was resting on the beach.

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Why is it feminine?

Gaviota is feminine because it ends in "-ota", a suffix that typically marks feminine nouns in Spanish. The word derives from Latin "gaviota" (itself possibly from an onomatopoetic or pre-Latin source). Words ending in "-ota" are generally feminine in Spanish, making this a regular application of a predictable gender rule rather than an exception.

What is the Spanish word for seagull?

The Spanish word for seagull is la gaviota — feminine.

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