🇪🇸 Spanish

jubilación

feminine

la jubilación

retirement

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jubilación
/la xuβilaˈθjon/
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How do you say jubilación in Spanish?

IPA
/la xuβilaˈθjon/

How do you pronounce jubilación in Spanish?

jubilación is pronounced /la xuβilaˈθjon/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La jubilación anticipada es una opción muy solicitada por los trabajadores cansados.

Early retirement is a highly sought-after option by tired workers.

Mi abuela está muy feliz con su nueva jubilación y disfruta viajando por todo el mundo.

My grandmother is very happy with her new retirement and enjoys traveling around the world.

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Why is it feminine?

Jubilación is feminine because it derives from the Latin noun "jubilatio" (feminine), which comes from "jubilare" (to shout with joy); Spanish nouns ending in "-ción" are consistently feminine, a pattern inherited from Latin feminine "-tio" nouns. The word's semantic shift from "shouting" to "retirement" occurred over centuries as it came to mean the joyful release from work.

What is the Spanish word for retirement?

The Spanish word for retirement is la jubilación — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchretraitelafeminine

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