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el oeste
west
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How do you say oeste in Spanish?
How do you pronounce oeste in Spanish?
oeste is pronounced /el oˈeste/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El oeste desértico de México es muy árido y hermoso.
The desert west of Mexico is very arid and beautiful. (The adjectives 'desértico' and 'hermoso' must be masculine to agree with 'el oeste')
El oeste salvaje del Viejo Oeste fue peligroso para los colonos.
The wild west of the Old West was dangerous for settlers. (Both 'salvaje' and 'peligroso' are masculine adjectives agreeing with the masculine noun 'el oeste')
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Why is it masculine?
Oeste is masculine because it derives from Latin "occidēns" (the setting/west), which is a masculine noun ending in -ēns; Spanish inherited this masculine gender when the word evolved phonetically and eventually adopted the -e ending typical of Spanish masculine nouns. While the -e ending can be ambiguous for gender in modern Spanish, "oeste" retained its original Latin masculine classification.
What is the Spanish word for west?
The Spanish word for west is el oeste — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | ouest | l' | masculine |
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