🇪🇸 Spanish

melancolías

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feminine

las melancolías

melancholies

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melancolías
/las melaŋkoˈlias/
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How do you say melancolías in Spanish?

IPA
/las melaŋkoˈlias/

How do you pronounce melancolías in Spanish?

melancolías is pronounced /las melaŋkoˈlias/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La melancolía profunda que sentía María se reflejaba en su mirada triste.

The deep melancholy that María felt was reflected in her sad gaze.

Esa melancolía antigua y persistente había acompañado al poeta durante toda su vida.

That ancient and persistent melancholy had accompanied the poet throughout his entire life.

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Why is it feminine?

Melancolías is feminine because it derives from Latin "melancholia," which inherited the feminine gender from Greek "melancholia" (μελαγχολία)—a noun formed from "melanos" (black) and "cholē" (bile), following the feminine gender pattern of Greek abstract nouns ending in "-ia." This gender was preserved when the word passed into Spanish and other Romance languages.

What is the Spanish word for melancholies?

The Spanish word for melancholies is las melancolías — feminine.

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