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el novio
boyfriend
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How do you say novio in Spanish?
How do you pronounce novio in Spanish?
novio is pronounced /el ˈnoβjo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El novio de mi hermana es muy guapo y atento.
My sister's boyfriend is very handsome and attentive.
Mi novio está emocionado porque va a conocer a mis padres este fin de semana.
My boyfriend is excited because he is going to meet my parents this weekend.
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Why is it masculine?
Novio is a noun derived from Latin "novus" (new). While the etymological connection to "novus" is plausible, the word's masculine gender is better explained by its evolution as an agent noun (one who is new/newly married) combined with the masculine gender pattern of Spanish nouns ending in -o. The masculine gender is a regular feature of Spanish -o ending nouns rather than an exceptional inheritance from Latin convention.
What is the Spanish word for boyfriend?
The Spanish word for boyfriend is el novio — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | fidanzato | il | masculine |
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