🇪🇸 Spanish

muertes

feminine

las muertes

deaths

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muertes
/las ˈmweɾtes/
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How do you say muertes in Spanish?

IPA
/las ˈmweɾtes/

How do you pronounce muertes in Spanish?

muertes is pronounced /las ˈmweɾtes/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La muerte súbita fue inesperada y trágica para toda la familia.

The sudden death was unexpected and tragic for the entire family.

La muerte prematura de la joven escritora dejó muchas obras incompletas.

The premature death of the young writer left many incomplete works.

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Why is it feminine?

Muertes is feminine because it derives from Latin "mors, mortis" (f.), which was grammatically feminine in Latin. Spanish inherited this gender assignment along with the word itself. The Latin accusative form "mortem" evolved into the Spanish "muerte", preserving the feminine gender through historical transmission.

What is the Spanish word for deaths?

The Spanish word for deaths is las muertes — feminine.

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