🇪🇸 Spanish

lágrimas

feminine

las lágrimas

tears

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lágrimas
/las ˈlaɣɾimas/
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How do you say lágrimas in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈlaɣɾimas/

How do you pronounce lágrimas in Spanish?

lágrimas is pronounced /las ˈlaɣɾimas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La lágrima cristalina cayó lentamente por su mejilla.

The crystalline tear fell slowly down her cheek.

Aquella lágrima solitaria reveló su tristeza profunda.

That solitary tear revealed her deep sadness.

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Why is it feminine?

Lágrimas is feminine because it derives from Latin "lacrima," which was feminine in Latin and retained that gender when the word evolved into Spanish; this follows the general pattern where Latin first-declension nouns (ending in -a) typically became feminine in Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for tears?

The Spanish word for tears is las lágrimas — feminine.

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