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el norte
north
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How do you say norte in Spanish?
How do you pronounce norte in Spanish?
norte is pronounced /el ˈnoɾte/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El norte es muy frío y el viento del norte es constante.
The north is very cold and the north wind is constant.
El norte magnético es diferente del norte geográfico, pero ambos son importantes para la navegación.
The magnetic north is different from the geographic north, but both are important for navigation.
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Why is it masculine?
Norte is masculine because it derives from Latin "northus," which followed the masculine gender patterns of Latin nouns ending in "-us" that typically became masculine in Romance languages like Spanish. This gender assignment has persisted through centuries of linguistic evolution despite the noun's abstract nature.
What is the Spanish word for north?
The Spanish word for north is el norte — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | nord | le | masculine |
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