🇪🇸 Spanish

molde

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masculine

el molde

mold

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molde
/el ˈmolde/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say molde in Spanish?

IPA
/el ˈmolde/

How do you pronounce molde in Spanish?

molde is pronounced /el ˈmolde/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El molde antiguo estaba roto y no podía usarse para hacer el pastel.

The old mold was broken and could not be used to make the cake.

Encontré un molde redondo perfecto para crear la gelatina decorativa.

I found a perfect round mold to create the decorative gelatin.

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Why is it masculine?

Molde is masculine because it derives from Latin "modulus" (a small measure or mold), which is inherently masculine, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender through regular phonetic evolution. The word's masculine gender simply persisted from its Latin ancestor, as there's no particular semantic reason that would explain it.

What is the Spanish word for mold?

The Spanish word for mold is el molde — masculine.

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