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masculine
el lago
lake
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/el ˈlaɣo/
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How do you say lago in Spanish?
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/el ˈlaɣo/
How do you pronounce lago in Spanish?
lago is pronounced /el ˈlaɣo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El lago azul es profundo y frío.
The blue lake is deep and cold.
Este lago hermoso atrae a muchos turistas cada año.
This beautiful lake attracts many tourists every year.
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Why is it masculine?
Lago is masculine because it derives from Latin "lacus," which was a masculine noun, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender through regular sound changes (lacus > lago). Like many Spanish nouns, its gender simply followed the gender of its Latin ancestor, with no special phonetic rule determining it.
What is the Spanish word for lake?
The Spanish word for lake is el lago — masculine.
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