🇪🇸 Spanish

naturaleza

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feminine

la naturaleza

nature

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naturaleza
/la natuɾaˈleθa/
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How do you say naturaleza in Spanish?

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/la natuɾaˈleθa/

How do you pronounce naturaleza in Spanish?

naturaleza is pronounced /la natuɾaˈleθa/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La naturaleza es muy generosa; ella nos proporciona agua fresca y aire puro cada día.

Nature is very generous; she provides us with fresh water and pure air every day.

La naturaleza salvaje y hermosa del Amazonas está siendo destruida por la deforestación.

The wild and beautiful nature of the Amazon is being destroyed by deforestation.

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Why is it feminine?

Naturaleza is feminine because it derives from Latin "naturalitas" (from "naturalis", meaning "natural"), which became the Spanish abstract noun ending in "-eza". The feminine gender is reinforced by the productive Spanish suffix "-eza" (derived from Latin "-itia/-itas"), which consistently marks feminine abstract nouns like "belleza" (beauty), "tristeza" (sadness), and "riqueza" (wealth).

What is the Spanish word for nature?

The Spanish word for nature is la naturaleza — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇮🇹 Italiannaturalafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesenaturezaafeminine

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