🇪🇸 Spanish

nietos

masculine

los nietos

grandchildren

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nietos
/los ˈnjetos/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say nietos in Spanish?

IPA
/los ˈnjetos/

How do you pronounce nietos in Spanish?

nietos is pronounced /los ˈnjetos/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El nieto mayor de mi abuela es ingeniero muy talentoso.

My grandmother's oldest grandson is a very talented engineer.

Mi nieto pequeño está muy orgulloso de ser el primer hijo varón de la familia.

My young grandson is very proud to be the first male child in the family.

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Why is it masculine?

Nietos (grandson) is masculine because it derives from the Latin "nepos," which was the masculine form used for male descendants; the feminine form "nieta" comes from the same root but takes the feminine -a ending following Spanish gender conventions. The Latin distinction between masculine and feminine forms was preserved in Spanish's gendered noun system.

What is the Spanish word for grandchildren?

The Spanish word for grandchildren is los nietos — masculine.

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