🇪🇸 Spanish

orígenes

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masculine

los orígenes

origins

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orígenes
/los oˈɾixenes/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say orígenes in Spanish?

IPA
/los oˈɾixenes/

How do you pronounce orígenes in Spanish?

orígenes is pronounced /los oˈɾixenes/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

El origen antiguo de esta ciudad es fascinante porque revela cómo era la vida hace miles de años.

The ancient origin of this city is fascinating because it reveals how life was thousands of years ago.

El origen desconocido del río ha intrigado a los exploradores durante siglos.

The unknown origin of the river has intrigued explorers for centuries.

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Why is it masculine?

Orígenes is masculine in Spanish. It derives from the Latin noun "origo, originis" (feminine), but the Spanish form adopted the masculine gender, likely influenced by the -en ending which became associated with masculine nouns in Spanish (such as "joven", "hombre", "resumen"). This represents a gender shift common in Romance language evolution, where some Latin feminine nouns were reanalyzed as masculine during the development of Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for origins?

The Spanish word for origins is los orígenes — masculine.

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