🇪🇸 Spanish

penínsulas

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feminine

las penínsulas

peninsulas

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penínsulas
/las peˈninsulas/
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How do you say penínsulas in Spanish?

IPA
/las peˈninsulas/

How do you pronounce penínsulas in Spanish?

penínsulas is pronounced /las peˈninsulas/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La península ibérica es muy antigua y ha sido conquistada muchas veces.

The Iberian peninsula is very old and has been conquered many times.

Esa península pequeña está rodeada de agua por tres lados.

That small peninsula is surrounded by water on three sides.

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Why is it feminine?

Penínsulas is feminine because it derives from Latin "paeninsula," which is a compound of "paene" (almost) and "insula" (island), and "insula" is a feminine noun in Latin, making any derived forms feminine as well.

What is the Spanish word for peninsulas?

The Spanish word for peninsulas is las penínsulas — feminine.

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