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el mar
sea
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How do you say mar in Spanish?
How do you pronounce mar in Spanish?
mar is pronounced /el maɾ/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El mar azul es profundo y misterioso.
The blue sea is deep and mysterious.
El mar cálido atrae a muchos turistas durante el verano.
The warm sea attracts many tourists during the summer.
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Why is it masculine?
Mar is masculine in Spanish because it derives from Latin "mare" (sea), which was neuter in classical Latin. During the evolution from Latin to Romance languages, the neuter gender largely disappeared. Neuter nouns were typically reanalyzed as either masculine or feminine based on their endings and phonetic patterns. "Mare" became masculine in Spanish and most Romance languages, likely because the final -e was reinterpreted as a masculine ending pattern rather than preserving the original neuter classification.
What is the Spanish word for sea?
The Spanish word for sea is el mar — masculine.
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