🇪🇸 Spanish

helicópteros

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Helicópteros is masculine in Spanish. The article is los, so the full form is los helicópteros ("helicopters").

MASCULINE

helicópteros is the plural of helicóptero

los helicópteros — helicopters

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helicópteros
/los eliˈkopteɾos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say helicópteros in Spanish?

IPA
/los eliˈkopteɾos/

How do you pronounce helicópteros in Spanish?

helicópteros is pronounced /los eliˈkopteɾos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El helicóptero militar fue reparado por los técnicos especializados.

The military helicopter was repaired by the specialized technicians.

El helicóptero nuevo llegó completamente equipado con sistemas avanzados.

The new helicopter arrived fully equipped with advanced systems.

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Why is it masculine?

Helicópteros is masculine. While the word does derive from Greek roots "helix" (spiral) and "pteron" (wing), the masculine gender in Spanish is primarily due to the -o ending, which is the standard masculine singular ending in Spanish. The word was adapted into Spanish as a masculine noun following productive Spanish morphology patterns rather than through direct inheritance of Latin gender.

What is the Spanish word for helicopters?

The Spanish word for helicopters is los helicópteros — masculine.

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