🇪🇸 Spanish

llaves

feminine

las llaves

keys

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llaves
/las ˈʎaβes/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say llaves in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈʎaβes/

How do you pronounce llaves in Spanish?

llaves is pronounced /las ˈʎaβes/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La llave dorada abre la puerta antigua de la casa.

The golden key opens the old door of the house.

Encontré una llave pequeña y plateada debajo del colchón.

I found a small and silver key under the mattress.

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Why is it feminine?

Llaves is feminine because it derives from Latin "clavis," which was a feminine noun in Latin, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender along with the word itself. The word evolved phonetically from Latin "clavis" → "clave" → "llave" (with the characteristic Spanish development of initial cl- to ll-), retaining its original feminine designation.

What is the Spanish word for keys?

The Spanish word for keys is las llaves — feminine.

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