🇪🇸 Spanish

maderas

feminine

las maderas

woods

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maderas
/las maˈðeɾas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say maderas in Spanish?

IPA
/las maˈðeɾas/

How do you pronounce maderas in Spanish?

maderas is pronounced /las maˈðeɾas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La madera oscura de ese árbol es muy resistente y perfecta para construir muebles.

The dark wood from that tree is very resistant and perfect for building furniture.

Esta madera antigua fue restaurada cuidadosamente por un experto especializado.

This ancient wood was carefully restored by a specialized expert.

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Why is it feminine?

Maderas is feminine because it derives from Latin "materia" (also feminine), which originally meant "matter" or "substance" and is related to "mater" (mother)—the feminine gender was preserved through sound changes as the word evolved from Latin to Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for woods?

The Spanish word for woods is las maderas — feminine.

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