🇪🇸 Spanish

hospitales

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masculine

los hospitales

hospitals

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hospitales
/los ospiˈtales/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say hospitales in Spanish?

IPA
/los ospiˈtales/

How do you pronounce hospitales in Spanish?

hospitales is pronounced /los ospiˈtales/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El hospital nuevo fue construido el año pasado con equipamiento moderno.

The new hospital was built last year with modern equipment.

El hospital público está cerrado hoy porque es un día festivo nacional.

The public hospital is closed today because it's a national holiday.

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Why is it masculine?

Hospitales is masculine in Spanish because it derives from the Latin "hospitāle," which was a neuter noun that became masculine when adopted into Romance languages, likely influenced by the masculine article and gender patterns of common Spanish nouns ending in -al (like "hospital," "animal," "metal"). The gender assignment reflects a general pattern where Latin neuter nouns tended to shift toward masculine in Spanish rather than feminine.

What is the Spanish word for hospitals?

The Spanish word for hospitals is los hospitales — masculine.

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