🇪🇸 Spanish

muelles

masculine

los muelles

docks

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muelles
/los ˈmweʎes/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say muelles in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈmweʎes/

How do you pronounce muelles in Spanish?

muelles is pronounced /los ˈmweʎes/ 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?

Muelles 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 docks?

The Spanish word for docks is los muelles — masculine.

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