🇪🇸 Spanish

marea

feminine

la marea

tide

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marea
/la maˈɾea/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say marea in Spanish?

IPA
/la maˈɾea/

How do you pronounce marea in Spanish?

marea is pronounced /la maˈɾea/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La marea alta inundó completamente la playa durante la tormenta.

The high tide completely flooded the beach during the storm.

La marea baja dejó expuestos los arrecifes de coral que normalmente están sumergidos.

The low tide left the coral reefs exposed that are normally submerged.

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Why is it feminine?

Marea is feminine because it ends in -a, a common feminine ending in Spanish. While it does derive from Latin, the gender preservation through sound changes (Latin -a endings typically remain feminine in Spanish) is the primary reason for its feminine classification in modern Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for tide?

The Spanish word for tide is la marea — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchmaréelafeminine

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