🇪🇸 Spanish

palancas

feminine

las palancas

levers

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palancas
/las paˈlaŋkas/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say palancas in Spanish?

IPA
/las paˈlaŋkas/

How do you pronounce palancas in Spanish?

palancas is pronounced /las paˈlaŋkas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La palanca roja está rota y necesita ser reemplazada inmediatamente.

The red lever is broken and needs to be replaced immediately.

Esta palanca antigua es muy importante para entender cómo funcionaba la máquina.

This old lever is very important for understanding how the machine worked.

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Why is it feminine?

Palancas is feminine because it derives from Latin "palanca," which comes from "pala" (shovel/spade), a feminine noun in Latin. The feminine gender was preserved through the diminutive suffix "-anca" during Romance language evolution into Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for levers?

The Spanish word for levers is las palancas — feminine.

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