🇪🇸 Spanish

melodías

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feminine

las melodías

melodies

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melodías
/las meloˈðias/
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How do you say melodías in Spanish?

IPA
/las meloˈðias/

How do you pronounce melodías in Spanish?

melodías is pronounced /las meloˈðias/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La melodía hermosa que escuché ayer me hizo llorar de emoción.

The beautiful melody that I heard yesterday made me cry with emotion.

Esta melodía tradicional es muy antigua y ha sido transmitida por generaciones.

This traditional melody is very old and has been passed down through generations.

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Why is it feminine?

Melodías is feminine because it derives from Latin "melodia," which inherited the feminine gender from Greek "melodía" (μελωδία)—words ending in "-ía" in Spanish typically retain the feminine gender of their Latin antecedents. This pattern holds for most Spanish nouns ending in "-ía," making it a regular application of gender inheritance rather than an exception.

What is the Spanish word for melodies?

The Spanish word for melodies is las melodías — feminine.

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