🇪🇸 Spanish

junio

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

el junio

June

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junio
/el ˈxunjo/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say junio in Spanish?

IPA
/el ˈxunjo/

How do you pronounce junio in Spanish?

junio is pronounced /el ˈxunjo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El junio pasado fue muy caluroso y seco en nuestra región.

Last June was very hot and dry in our region.

El junio próximo planearemos un viaje especial porque será el aniversario de nuestra boda.

Next June we will plan a special trip because it will be the anniversary of our wedding.

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Why is it masculine?

Junio (June) is masculine because it derives from the Latin "Iunius" (mensis), named after the Roman family *Junius*, and Latin masculine nouns ending in -ius typically retained their masculine gender in Spanish. The masculine gender stuck despite Spanish's general tendency to drop the -us ending in favor of -o.

What is the Spanish word for June?

The Spanish word for June is el junio — masculine.

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