🇪🇸 Spanish

medusas

feminine

las medusas

jellyfish

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medusas
/las meˈðusas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say medusas in Spanish?

IPA
/las meˈðusas/

How do you pronounce medusas in Spanish?

medusas is pronounced /las meˈðusas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La medusa es una criatura marina muy antigua y peligrosa.

The jellyfish is a very ancient and dangerous marine creature.

Encontramos una medusa muerta y gelatinosa en la playa durante nuestra caminata.

We found a dead and gelatinous jellyfish on the beach during our walk.

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Why is it feminine?

Medusas is feminine in Spanish because it derives directly from Latin "Medūsa," which was feminine in Latin due to the Greek mythological figure Medusa being female; the Latin feminine ending -a was preserved in Spanish, following the regular pattern where Latin first-declension nouns (typically ending in -a) become feminine nouns in Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for jellyfish?

The Spanish word for jellyfish is las medusas — feminine.

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