🇪🇸 Spanish

hora

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feminine

la hora

hour

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hora
/la ˈoɾa/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say hora in Spanish?

IPA
/la ˈoɾa/

How do you pronounce hora in Spanish?

hora is pronounced /la ˈoɾa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La hora exacta de la reunión es muy importante para no llegar tarde.

The exact time of the meeting is very important so we don't arrive late.

Esta hora matutina es la más productiva del día para trabajar.

This morning hour is the most productive time of day to work.

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Why is it feminine?

Hora is feminine in Spanish because it derives from Latin "hora" (feminine), which itself came from Greek "hōra" (ὥρα), a feminine noun meaning "season" or "time of day." The feminine gender was preserved through the evolution from Latin to Spanish, as is typical for first-declension Latin nouns ending in -a.

What is the Spanish word for hour?

The Spanish word for hour is la hora — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchheurel'feminine
🇮🇹 Italianoral'feminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesehoraafeminine

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