Accordotoño
el otoño
autumn
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How do you say otoño in Spanish?
How do you pronounce otoño in Spanish?
otoño is pronounced /el oˈtoɲo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El otoño pasado fue muy lluvioso y hermoso.
Last autumn was very rainy and beautiful. (The masculine articles 'el' and 'pasado' and adjective 'hermoso' all agree with the masculine noun 'otoño')
Este otoño temprano ha traído hojas amarillas al parque.
This early autumn has brought yellow leaves to the park. (The masculine demonstrative 'Este' and adjective 'temprano' must agree with the masculine 'otoño')
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Why is it masculine?
Otoño is masculine because it derives from Latin "autumnus," which was a masculine noun, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender along with the word. The Latin term itself likely came from Etruscan or another pre-Indo-European source, but the masculine gender was firmly established by the time Spanish developed from Vulgar Latin.
What is the Spanish word for autumn?
The Spanish word for autumn is el otoño — masculine.
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