🇪🇸 Spanish

hilos

masculine

los hilos

threads

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hilos
/los ˈilos/
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How do you say hilos in Spanish?

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/los ˈilos/

How do you pronounce hilos in Spanish?

hilos is pronounced /los ˈilos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El hilo rojo se rompió mientras cosía la blusa.

The red thread broke while I was sewing the blouse.

Este hilo grueso es perfecto para el proyecto de tejido.

This thick thread is perfect for the knitting project.

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Why is it masculine?

Hilos is masculine because it descends from Latin "filum" (thread), which was a neuter noun, but underwent a gender shift to masculine in Spanish—a common pattern where Latin neuter nouns often became masculine in Romance languages as the neuter gender disappeared. The word's ending in "-o" also reinforced its masculine classification in Spanish's gender system.

What is the Spanish word for threads?

The Spanish word for threads is los hilos — masculine.

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