Accordlenguas
feminine
las lenguas
tongues
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lenguas
/las ˈleŋɡwas/
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How do you say lenguas in Spanish?
IPA
/las ˈleŋɡwas/
How do you pronounce lenguas in Spanish?
lenguas is pronounced /las ˈleŋɡwas/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La lengua española es muy rica y compleja.
The Spanish language is very rich and complex.
Mi lengua materna es hermosa, pero difícil de aprender.
My native language is beautiful, but difficult to learn.
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Why is it feminine?
Lenguas is feminine because it derives from Latin "lingua," which was feminine in gender; this gender assignment was likely arbitrary in Latin's historical development, as grammatical gender often is, but it persisted through the Romance languages including Spanish.
What is the Spanish word for tongues?
The Spanish word for tongues is las lenguas — feminine.
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