🇪🇸 Spanish

llanuras

feminine

las llanuras

plains

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llanuras
/las ʎaˈnuɾas/
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How do you say llanuras in Spanish?

IPA
/las ʎaˈnuɾas/

How do you pronounce llanuras in Spanish?

llanuras is pronounced /las ʎaˈnuɾas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La llanura extensa se extendía hasta el horizonte, completamente plana y desértica.

The extensive plain extended to the horizon, completely flat and desert-like. (The feminine article 'la' and feminine adjectives 'extensa,' 'plana,' and 'desértica' all agree with the feminine noun 'llanura')

Aquella llanura fértil proporcionaba tierras agrícolas valiosas para los agricultores locales.

That fertile plain provided valuable agricultural lands for local farmers. (The feminine demonstrative 'aquella' and feminine adjectives 'fértil' and 'valiosas' must agree with the feminine noun 'llanura')

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Why is it feminine?

Llanuras is feminine because it derives from the Latin "planities," which is a feminine noun (third declension), and this feminine gender was preserved when the word evolved into Spanish. The suffix "-ura" that developed from Latin "-ities" typically produces feminine nouns in Spanish, reinforcing the feminine gender of words like "llanura" (plain or flatland).

What is the Spanish word for plains?

The Spanish word for plains is las llanuras — feminine.

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