🇪🇸 Spanish

hachas

feminine

las hachas

axes

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hachas
/las ˈatʃas/
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How do you say hachas in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈatʃas/

How do you pronounce hachas in Spanish?

hachas is pronounced /las ˈatʃas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La hacha afilada cortó el árbol en dos partes.

The sharp axe cut the tree in two parts.

Esta hacha roja es muy antigua y peligrosa.

This red axe is very old and dangerous.

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Why is it feminine?

Hachas is feminine because it derives from Latin "ascia" (a feminine noun meaning axe or hatchet), and Spanish retained the feminine gender from its Latin ancestor. The word also shows the typical Spanish sound change where initial Latin "a-" before certain consonants became "h-" in the medieval period.

What is the Spanish word for axes?

The Spanish word for axes is las hachas — feminine.

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