🇪🇸 Spanish

límite

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masculine

el límite

limit

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límite
/el ˈlimite/
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How do you say límite in Spanish?

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/el ˈlimite/

How do you pronounce límite in Spanish?

límite is pronounced /el ˈlimite/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El límite máximo de velocidad en esta carretera es ciento treinta kilómetros por hora.

The maximum speed limit on this highway is one hundred thirty kilometers per hour.

El límite establecido por el gobierno fue muy estricto y controvertido.

The limit established by the government was very strict and controversial.

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Why is it masculine?

Límite is masculine because it derives from the Latin noun "limis" (meaning boundary or limit), which was masculine in gender. Spanish inherited this masculine gender when the word evolved into "límite." While Spanish nouns ending in -e can be either masculine or feminine, "límite" retained the masculine gender from its Latin source.

What is the Spanish word for limit?

The Spanish word for limit is el límite — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇵🇹 Portugueselimiteomasculine

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