🇪🇸 Spanish

lenguaje

masculine

el lenguaje

language

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lenguaje
/el leŋˈɡwaxe/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say lenguaje in Spanish?

IPA
/el leŋˈɡwaxe/

How do you pronounce lenguaje in Spanish?

lenguaje is pronounced /el leŋˈɡwaxe/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El lenguaje corporal es muy importante en la comunicación no verbal.

Body language is very important in non-verbal communication.

El lenguaje técnico utilizado en ese manual es demasiado complejo para los principiantes.

The technical language used in that manual is too complex for beginners.

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Why is it masculine?

Lenguaje is masculine because it derives from the Latin "linguaticum," a noun formed from "lingua" (tongue) with the masculine suffix "-aje" (from Latin "-aticum"). While "-aticum" was a Latin suffix, in Spanish the suffix evolved into "-aje," which is a productive masculine suffix that typically forms masculine nouns. The masculine gender was preserved as the word evolved through Old Spanish into modern Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for language?

The Spanish word for language is el lenguaje — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchlangagelemasculine
🇮🇹 Italianlingua flips!lafeminine
🇵🇹 Portugueselinguagem flips!afeminine

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