🇪🇸 Spanish

laboratorio

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masculine

el laboratorio

laboratory

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laboratorio
/el laβoɾaˈtoɾjo/
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How do you say laboratorio in Spanish?

IPA
/el laβoɾaˈtoɾjo/

How do you pronounce laboratorio in Spanish?

laboratorio is pronounced /el laβoɾaˈtoɾjo/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El laboratorio nuevo está equipado con instrumentos modernos para realizar experimentos científicos.

The new laboratory is equipped with modern instruments to conduct scientific experiments.

El laboratorio químico antiguo fue restaurado completamente el año pasado.

The old chemical laboratory was completely restored last year.

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Why is it masculine?

Laboratorio is masculine because it derives from the Latin "laboratorium," which inherited the masculine gender from Latin's "-torium" suffix, a masculine ending typically used for nouns denoting places or instruments associated with an action (from "labor," meaning work).

What is the Spanish word for laboratory?

The Spanish word for laboratory is el laboratorio — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchlaboratoirelemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianlaboratorioilmasculine
🇵🇹 Portugueselaboratórioomasculine

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