🇪🇸 Spanish

muelle

masculine

el muelle

dock

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muelle
/el ˈmweʎe/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say muelle in Spanish?

IPA
/el ˈmweʎe/

How do you pronounce muelle in Spanish?

muelle is pronounced /el ˈmweʎe/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El muelle antiguo del puerto está siendo restaurado completamente.

The old wharf at the port is being completely restored.

El muelle nuevo es muy robusto y puede soportar barcos grandes.

The new wharf is very sturdy and can support large ships.

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Why is it masculine?

Muelle is masculine because it derives from Latin "mollis" (soft). In Spanish, it has two related meanings: a spring or cushioning device (from the Latin sense of "soft/flexible"), and a wharf or dock. The masculine gender is retained from its Latin origin, where "mollis" functioned as an adjective that became nominalized as a masculine noun in Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for dock?

The Spanish word for dock is el muelle — masculine.

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