martillo
el martillo
hammer
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How do you say martillo in Spanish?
How do you pronounce martillo in Spanish?
martillo is pronounced /el maɾˈtiʎo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El martillo rojo está roto y necesito un martillo nuevo para reparar la casa.
The red hammer is broken and I need a new hammer to repair the house.
Este martillo antiguo es muy valioso porque pertenecía a mi abuelo.
This old hammer is very valuable because it belonged to my grandfather.
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Why is it masculine?
Martillo derives from Latin "martellus," which comes from "malleus" (hammer). It inherited the masculine gender from its Latin masculine ending (-us). Like most Spanish words ending in -o, it retained the masculine gender from its Latin origins, following the regular pattern where Latin -us masculine nouns become Spanish -o masculine nouns.
What is the Spanish word for hammer?
The Spanish word for hammer is el martillo — masculine.
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