🇪🇸 Spanish

gaviotas

feminine

las gaviotas

seagulls

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gaviotas
/las ɡaˈβjotas/
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How do you say gaviotas in Spanish?

IPA
/las ɡaˈβjotas/

How do you pronounce gaviotas in Spanish?

gaviotas is pronounced /las ɡaˈβjotas/ 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?

Gaviotas 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 seagulls?

The Spanish word for seagulls is las gaviotas — feminine.

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