🇪🇸 Spanish

gimnasio

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masculine

el gimnasio

gym

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gimnasio
/el ximˈnasjo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say gimnasio in Spanish?

IPA
/el ximˈnasjo/

How do you pronounce gimnasio in Spanish?

gimnasio is pronounced /el ximˈnasjo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El gimnasio nuevo tiene equipos modernos y entrenadores certificados.

The new gymnasium has modern equipment and certified trainers.

Ese gimnasio antiguo fue completamente renovado el año pasado.

That old gymnasium was completely renovated last year.

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Why is it masculine?

Gimnasio is masculine because it derives from Latin "gymnasium," which itself came from Greek "gymnasion" (γυμνάσιον), and Latin nouns ending in "-ium" are typically neuter, but when adopted into Spanish, many of these Latin neuter nouns were reclassified as masculine, particularly those ending in "-io." This reclassification reflects how Spanish's two-gender system absorbed Latin's three-gender system.

What is the Spanish word for gym?

The Spanish word for gym is el gimnasio — masculine.

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